From Diana Rattray,
Your Guide to Southern Food.
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Wine or beer add wonderful flavor to many dishes, particularly meat stews. After browning meat for your favorite stew recipe, deglaze the pan with a few tablespoons of red wine then add the liquid to the meat and vegetable mixture. Or, try replacing part of the liquid with a good beer.

In general, you should cook with a wine you would drink, but it doesn't have to be your special Cabernet or Merlot. Commercial cooking wines do the job, but an inexpensive bottle of drinking wine has fewer additives and will probably be a better value.

If you don't want to cook with wine or beer, but want to try a "spirited" recipe, experiment with non-alcoholic wine or beer, or use broth, apple juice, or a combination of both. Experiment with your favorite recipe, or try a beef stew recipe from the list below.

Recipes

Beef and Beer Stew
Beef with Sour Cream
Super Easy Oven Beef Stew
Crockpot Beef Ragout
Beef Burgundy with Noodles
Beef and Beer Stew II
Kristie's Beef Burgundy
Slow Cooker Beef Tips
Beef Bourguignonne
Beef & Beer Oven Stew
Crockpot Beef & Brew
Flemish Beef Stew

More Hearty Soups and Stews
Several delicious and warming soups and stews, including beef, bean, Brunswick, vegetable, and chicken.

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Slow Cookers
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Cookbooks
The Everything Slow Cooker Cookbook
All-American Comfort Food
1,001 Delicious Soups And Stews