Chili help

[Dagstag v 2.0]

I have a recipe for chili that I want to try, but it calls for beer.  I don't want to put beer/alcohol in the chili.  What else could/should I use?

[The Turtle Whisperer]

You can use water, beef stock... etc. 

Not a big deal to not have the beer. 

[rocketgirl]

Any particular reason you don't want the beer?  (I use beer in my chili.  And my macaroni and cheese.  And I use red wine in some other things.  And white wine in some other things.  I like cooking with alcohol.)

[triciaflower]

We don't cook with alcohol. I would sub beef stock, like Turtle suggested. I don't think it'll take away from the recipe at all.

[pfunksbn]

My chili is very simple.  Tomato purée, a little water, ground beef, beans, onion, pepper, diced chiles, garlic and a lot of chili powder. It's delish, if I do say so myself.

[Ice Cream]

have you considered a near beer? Clausthaler makes a great one.

[LilyLily]

I fourth (5th?) the beef stock.

[Yogi]

Beef stock works, and my other suggestion is to just find a different recipe that doesn't call for beer

[OldBaldHippie]

have you considered a near beer? Clausthaler makes a great one.

Hah...the alcohol cooks out anyway...

[Courtney]

I can't use beer (gluten) so I've used chicken broth in the taco soup recipe I have that calls for beer.  Beef broth should do the trick. 

[Dagstag v 2.0]

Oh yeah, this thread.

I wound up using a different beer-less recipe.  The original recipe called for brisket, and when I realized that I needed $40 worth of brisket, I said, screw that.  I might cut down the recipe and make half as much some time, with only $20 worth of brisket.

I wanted to avoid the gluten.  I read somewhere that you can sub in apple juice... That might be interesting.

[caribougrrl]

Oh yeah, this thread.

I wound up using a different beer-less recipe.  The original recipe called for brisket, and when I realized that I needed $40 worth of brisket, I said, screw that.  I might cut down the recipe and make half as much some time, with only $20 worth of brisket.

I wanted to avoid the gluten.  I read somewhere that you can sub in apple juice... That might be interesting.

there are a few gluten free beers on the market... I have no idea if they would be any good though