I've never made homemade mustard before, but I wanted to create something special to accompany my corned beef brisket in the coming weeks. I was going to do a more traditional mustard until I came upon this recipe from Saveur. What could be better than the combination of beer and mustard? Guinness mustard is the perfect condiment to accompany my upcoming St. Patty's Day feast.
SPICY
GUINNESS MUSTARD:
Slightly
tweaked from Saveur, Issue 117
Ingredients:
1
12-oz. bottle Guinness Extra Stout
1¾ cups
brown mustard seeds (see notes below)
1 cup
red wine vinegar
1 tbsp.
kosher salt
1 tsp.
freshly ground black pepper (I used ½ tsp. pepper because I included yellow
mustard seeds in my batch, which are plenty hot)
1/4
tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4
tsp. ground cloves
1/4
tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4
tsp. ground allspice
Combine
all of the ingredients in a medium sized non-reactive bowl. Cover with a sheet
of plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 1 to 2 days to allow the
mustard seeds to soften and the flavors to meld.
Transfer
the mixture the bowl of a food processor and process, stopping every so often
to scrap down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula (process until the
seeds are coarsely ground and the mustard begins to thicken, about 2 to 3
minutes). Transfer the mustard to several glass jars with tight fitting lids.
Refrigerate overnight to use immediately, or refrigerate up to 6 months.
Yield: 4 1/2 cups
Notes:
- I used a combination of brown, black, and yellow mustard seeds. Yellow mustard seeds are hot and peppery, while the brown and black are a bit more mild. There is little different in taste between brown and black mustard seeds, so use whatever you can find. These are generally cheaper if you buy them in larger packages at specialty spice stores, such as Kalustyan's in NYC (123 Lexington Ave.).
- As expected, the potency of the mustard will mellow a bit as it ages.
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