Grzaniec (Polish Hot Beer Drink)

I've been sick as a dog for over a week now, and as a result I spent Easter Sunday all alone in bed, and missed my sister's first Easter Egg Hunt. Not happy, Jan!

When telling of my woes to all and sundry, I noticed something interesting: Almost every person I told who was of European background had their own hot alcoholic beverage that they swore would make me feel better, from a shot of hot plum brandy to mulled wine. Stephen's dad went so far as to make his suggestion for me, a sort of polish version of egg-nog that they make with beer, and it really did make me feel a lot better, at least for the rest of the night. The beer he used was BeezNeez*, a honey and wheat beer, and it was absolutely divine - the entire drink hardly tasted of beer at all, and the honey in the beer went well with the spices. The sugar, while copious, is more for the froth than sweetness, although it does make a difference in the taste.

*However, he did say that any sort of European beer would work, especially a blonde ale of some sort.

Grzaniec

INGREDIENTS

2 egg yolks

4 tablespoons sugar

345mL beer (BeezNeez if possible)

1/2 flat teaspoon cinnamon

2 - 3 whole cloves

 

    1. Whisk together the egg yolks and the sugar in a large mug until fully combined.

    2. Combine the beer, cinnamon and cloves in a small saucepan and slowly bring to the boil, stirring occasionally. This should take at least 5 minutes.

    3. Slowly pour the beer mixture into the egg mixture with one hand, and whisk with the other. The resulting mixture should be warm, frothy, and completely combined. Serve immediately.

Comments

[Phuoc'n Delicious]

This reminds me of the butter beer that Heston Blumenthal made, sounds intriguing.. Hope you're feeling better

[muppy]

how weird! i don't like beer so i'm not sure i'll try it next time i'm sick, but i'll tell my hubby :)
btw i think wholegrain mustard would work perfectly with the crusted pork chops, you might need to combine it with a little dijon to get the chops sticky enough?

[chopinandmysaucepan]

You didn't mention whether it tasted good? :) Alcohol to make me feel better sounds awfully good! Where's that beer??

[Jasmyne Tea]

Well, I did say that the entire drink tasted nothing like beer, and that the honey in the brew went well with the spices, but I can see how my wording could be a little ambiguous!
They stock this beer at Dan Murphy's, but haven't seen it elsewhere yet...

[InTolerantChef]

I guess if you didn't really feel better you could just keep drinking the beer and adding the effects of alcohol to the flu medication!
Hope you feel better soon

[Gaby]

Don't know if it counts as a remedy but it sounds great! Hope you're feeling better now!

[Helen (grabyourfork)]

Hope you get better soon. It's quite odd that someone else was mentioning Japanese cures for colds that include warm sake with egg yolks in it. Ahh eggs - the magical cure for everything!

[Chanel]

This sounds really good - I'm going to keep this in mind for winter (it's already so cold!) :)