Your Secret Gourmet Ingredient
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What happens when you take more than 20 years of experimenting with craft beer and gourmet cooking? You end up with an amazing assortment of culinary wonders that garner flavor and depth from beers like our flagship Black Butte Porter in the recipe itself. Want to savor the experience? We invite you to become a part of the story by trying it first-hand. View the guide on Facebook, Pinterest, or email us for a copy to throw in your kitchen drawer.
Taking "The Kids" Sightseeing in Chicago
As part of the Marketing Department, I was asked to accompany other Deschutes Brewery crew members to Chicago for a huge beer launch. This sounded like an exciting adventure so I thought I’d take “the kids” along for some sightseeing since neither Mirror Pond Pale Ale nor Black Butte Porter had been to the windy city before.
Brewer Film #4: Black Butte Porter
Meet Brewer Veronica Vega
Deschutes brewer Veronica Vega talks about the wisdom in failure and the brewery's flagship beer, Black Butte Porter.
Black Butte Porter Chocolate Chip & Walnut Cookies
Ingredients
2 C all-purpose flour
1/2 C butter (semi-melted)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 C chocolate chips
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 C brown sugar
1 ¼ C Black Butte Porter
1/2 C walnuts, chopped
Black Butte Porter Roasted Chicken Salad
Brined Chicken
3 chicken breasts - boneless, skinless
1 ½ C Black Butte Porter
1/4 C cider vinegar
1 sweet onion-peel and large dice
8 garlic cloves-peeled
1 lemon-juiced
1/4 C brown sugar
1/4 C sea salt-fine
Combine all ingredients EXCEPT the chicken and bring to a boil. As soon as the liquid boils, pull off the heat and chill completely to 40 degrees. Add cleaned chicken breasts and allow to brine overnight in the refrigerator.
Grilled Salmon with Black Butte Porter BBQ Sauce
Ingredients
6 8oz Wild Salmon filets or steaks
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, whole
2 oz butter
2 Tbs olive oil
Pinch of salt and pepper
3/4 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp garlic, granulated
1 tsp onion, granulated
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp honey
1 Tbs Kosher salt
1 tsp dark molasses
1/2 C Black Butte Porter
1 Tbs red wine vinegar
Spicy Italian Sausage
Ingredients
4 lbs ground pork
1 Tbs red pepper flakes
1 Tbs garlic, minced
2 tsp ground black pepper
4 tsp salt
1/4 C Black Butte Porter
2 Tbs anise or fennel seed
1 tsp cayenne pepper
Directions
Combine all ingredients well. Form into patties and grill until done. You can also form into meatballs and bake at 350 degrees until completely cooked and serve over pasta with a marinara sauce and a Black Butte Porter.
Serves 4
Black Butte Porter Spice Cake
Ingredients
3 C all-purpose flour
2 ½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 ½ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 C sugar
1 C vegetable oil
1 C molasses
1 C Black Butte Porter
Directions
Butter and flour a 9x9-inch cake pan. Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl. In a separate bowl, combine liquid ingredients. Slowly add liquid to dry ingredients mixing well and pour into prepared pan.
Black Butte Steamer Clams
INGREDIENTS
3 lbs clams
4 - 5 slices bacon, chopped
1 Walla Walla sweet onion, chopped
6 ounces Black Butte Porter
DIRECTIONS
Cook bacon until cooked halfway, then add chopped onion. Cook until bacon is golden brown. Add clams, then half a bottle of the Black Butte Porter. Steam for 7 - 8 minutes until clams pop open. Stir bacon, onions and beer mixture over top of clams so all are mixed well together.Serves 4
