Munni

I read that its prohibited, and this is why:

Taken from the Mayo Clinic site:

"Many people believe that because alcohol is sensitive to heat, it is eliminated with cooking. However, not all the alcohol content of alcoholic drinks is removed with heat; it depends on the type and time of cooking. For instance if you add beer or wine to boiling liquid, then immediately remove it from the heat, 85 per cent of the alcohol content will remain. If you light the alcohol, as in flambé dishes, 75 per cent will remain. Even after simmering the dish for one and a half hours, it will still have 20 per cent of the original alcohol content."

Femme Fatale

WB Munni.

And gracias.

aishaA

munnis back!!

or should i say *grin*

funguy

This reminds me of a questions asked on Alim Online the other day. A person asked if working in a pharmaceutical factory where alcohol is used to make medicine for 'sugar' patients was halal income. The maulana who had more mehndi in his beard than a new dulhan on her hands, answered," agar sugarcane kay russ say banaaee jaaye tau qattun koi harj nahee". And I was like, hainjeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Aejaz

Funguy Bhai,

aap ka koi saani nahi

Lekinb thoda Khuda ka bhi khauf ker lou

What a comparision, Maulana ki Beard, and new Dulhan ke Hands.

Code_Red

Munni *smile*

I was thinking about you yesterday

And who cares about alcohol, we have Sirqa to put in food

It is better

Mr Fraudia

A study conducted by the US Department of Agriculture’s Nutrient Data Laboratory calculated the percentage of alcohol remaining in a dish based on various cooking methods. The results are as follows:

Preparation Method Percent of Alcohol Retained
alcohol added to boiling liquid & removed from heat 85%
alcohol flamed 75%
no heat, stored overnight 70%
baked, 25 minutes, alcohol not stirred into mixture 45%
baked/simmered, alcohol stirred into mixture:
15 minutes
40%
30 minutes
35%
1 hour
25%
1.5 hours
20%
2 hours
10%
2.5 hours
5%


dang it..lost the link, hafta find it

Mr Fraudia

Instead add khashkhaash i wonder what the religious ruling on that is

belle

Munni stay, don't disappear again

Mem Sahib

if alcohol is forbidden - why would u add to cooking?

Munni

Thank you Femme, aishaA, Code Red, and belle for the welcome and for thinking of me. So sweet. Not sure I am back as I was before, but I will try to post here and there. *smile*


Thanks Fraud, that was very helpful.

Mem, some muslims had mentioned to me that using alcohol was okay because they thought ALL the alcohol evaporates during cooking. So I brought up this post because I dont know how many here think the same thing. Some people will still think its okay, but thats upto the person to choose to use it or not.

aishaA

you are welcome, munni. Hope all is well...

amana

Just wanted to add that unsweetened apple juice makes an acceptable substitute for white wine or sherry, and unsweetened red grape juice is a good substitute for red wine or burgundy.

Code_Red

Khash khash ? whats wrong with it

It is something different, but normal ingridient as far as I know.

Munni - Shaadi ho gai hai tu bata tu do, Mubarik ho

Captain1

aap ko kia pata bhai? aap ne dekhi hai kia?

Tez Mirchi

The way I see it... if you're worried about the the exact percentage of alcohol left in your food afterwards, you shouldn't be messing with it in the first place.
Just substitute some apple or orange juice or water or "halal" chicken stock to it.
Having said that, if you don't want alcohol in your food, don't use recipes that call for it!
Now, how hard was that?

phoenix51

Thanks amana - this is really useful to know. Sometimes recipes call for white wine etc and knowing the above would be a great help

Sahar02

Thanks, amana. That's a great tip.