While delicious, vodka isn’t just for drinking. It can bring out the flavors in your pasta sauce, help you marinate your meat and even make your pastries flakier. It can also make the process of cooking more delicious too — if you sip on a co*cktail while you prep your meal.
What Is the Best Vodka to Cook With?
When you’re creating a dish, quality matters. We rely on the finest natural French ingredients — and there are only two of them: soft winter wheat from Picardie and natural spring water from our own well in Gensac-la-Pallue, France.
Our wheat is even from a place called the “bread basket of France.” In France, wheat is divided into 4 categories:
- Blé Panifiable Supérieur
- Blés Améliorants ou de Force
- Blé Panifiables Courants
- Blé Autres Usages
Blé Panifiable Supérieur is the only grade considered good enough to make the finest French bread and pastries, and it’s also the only grade considered good enough to make our vodka.
Why Do People Cook with Vodka?
Similar to cooking with wine, cooking with vodka enhances the flavor of whatever you’re cooking. It brings out more deliciousness in your culinary creation. Here are three main areas where it can improve your dishes.
Make Pasta Sauce with Vodka
You’ve probably heard of vodka sauce in Italian food, and there’s a reason it’s so popular. It emphasizes the flavors already in the tomato-based sauce for a powerful, flavorful punch. It can even make it more aromatic, which will enhance your taste experience as well.
Marinate Your Meat with Vodka
Once again, vodka helps bring out the flavors in whatever you’re preparing, making it a perfect flavor catalyst for your marinade. Just mix up your favorite sauce, add a little vodka, and then coat your protein in it.
You’ll want to make sure you don’t let it marinade too long as that can break down the integrity of your meat, chicken, tofu or whatever you’re making. Follow general marinade recipe guidelines when creating this main dish.
Make Your Pastry Dough Fluffier with Vodka
And finally, dessert. Try substituting the water in your pastry recipe with vodka instead. This prevents the gluten from coming together during the baking process, which means you get a much fluffier crust. Adding vodka into your dough makes your baked product flakier and all the more delicious.
Make Your Cooking Drink with Vodka
If you’re used to having a glass of wine while you cook, maybe you should mix it up and make a vodka co*cktail instead. Just make sure you drink responsibly while cooking. We have plenty of recipes for you to choose from for a little drink while you cook.
Incorporating vodka with your cooking is a fun and delicious way to take advantage of the versatile spirit. Have fun experimenting with it, and check out our tips for pairing co*cktails with your meal.
