Does anyone ever marinate meat with V8?

[ipsedixit]

I got about 250 bottles of V8 sitting at home.

Don't drink the stuff and don't like the tast of it.

Thinking about cooking with it.

Possible? Maybe as a marinade?

Do advise.

Thanks 'hounds.

[himbeer]

sloppy joes!

i still don't have a pleasing recipe down yet.

but yes, i'm only rarely in the mood for a v8, but it is so nutritious. so much better to donate that then a case of soda.

[coll]

It's great in chili, or tomato based soups, or really anything tomato based. Add to lentil soup, for example.
As is Bloody Mary mix, which I sometimes have a bottle of and use up that way.

[geg5150]

Yep, I've used it in soups and stews. Pretty much anywhere that you would use a tomato sauce, V8 will work.

I can't believe no one has asked yet...Why do you have all of the V8 if you don't drink it?

[LindaWhit]

Yes, I've got a recipe that uses some V8, but not an awful lot of it (1 cup or so per recipe?). I think withalonge's idea of donating it to a food bank is a good idea.

[Infomaniac]

I've marinated chicken and beef with V8 juice before. I usually use it when I make stuffed vegetables(peppers, tomato, yellow squash/zucchini) or cabbage and use it instead of tomato sauce and/or broth.

[cheryl_h]

I wonder if you could use it as a base for gazpacho?

[withalonge]

not sure about cooking with it... but...

V8 will do in a pinch for bloody mary's.... once doctored up with horse-radish, celery salt and worteschire (sp) sauce... it is not bad... why not have a brunch and get rid of a few bottles that way.

and you could always make a nice donation to the local food bank, they will probably gladly take the lot.