We are having a New Years Eve Party, and I would like to know what is Marsala Wine, is it a cooking wine, or just regular drinking wine? I'am fixing for desert a Tra Vigne's Chocolate Tiramisu, which by the way it calls for Marsala Wine (since marsala wine comes in two different ways sweet, & dry which one should I go with)?
2006-12-20 04:10:59 · 12 answers · asked by goldenhoney_kiss69 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
I would go with sweet, dry is more for sauces than desserts.
2006-12-20 04:12:19 · answer #1 · answered by raindog312 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a fortified wine, as in, they add brandy to it.
For desert, try the sweet.
It is a sipping, not drinking beverage.
If you want to try it without buying at first, (although you will need the sweet for the recipie), try any Italian Rest. Most have chicken & veal Marsala, & it is usually very good. It is made with lightly breaded meat & mushrooms & has a brown sauce made with the marsala.
I made Chicken Marsala once, it isn't hard, but then you have the bottle of wine left over!
2006-12-20 04:17:17 · answer #2 · answered by fairly smart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For making a dessert I would go with the sweet. To be honest, I've never actually drank Marsala, I only cook with it. But its very good for that purpose.
My favorite mushrooms:
1lb. white mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
1/2 stick butter
3/4 c. marsala wine (dry)
1 clove garlic, minced
salt & pepper to taste
Saute all ingredients except the wine until mushrooms are almost done (about 3 or 4 minutes), add the wine and let cook until reduced. Judge it by eye, to your taste. Smother a steak with it. Yum.
2006-12-20 04:17:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marsala wine is a sweet dessert wine. Not my cup of tea - but it does go great with pudding and in pudding. Never heard of a dry Marsala! Tiramisu is an intensely sweet and rich dessert so definitely use sweet Marsala in the recipe.
2006-12-20 04:13:34 · answer #4 · answered by Nix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use the sweet one
Marsala is an blended, fortified wine of Sicilian origin, aged for 2 years or more in casks. Marsala is a dark amber color with a rich, smoky flavor, and varies from sweet to dry. It is used as a dessert wine and in many desserts such as the Italian Zabaglione.
2006-12-20 04:15:30 · answer #5 · answered by baltiboy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its an Italian wine made from Marsala grapes.
for the dessert, I would use the sweet version.
2006-12-20 04:12:22 · answer #6 · answered by Kutekymmee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An italian red wine and you should never cook with a wine that you wouldn't drink so if it is called for in a recipe that you like then it could be either drinking or cooking
2006-12-20 04:12:44 · answer #7 · answered by bballrocks!!!!!!!! 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I use a sweet marsla wine for cooking gravies, so I would think it's what you want for desserts, but you can always check with the people at your liquor store. They always know what's best for cooking.
2006-12-20 04:15:03 · answer #8 · answered by ladsmrt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh god, please dont drink marsala wine straight..... you can, but you REALLY dont want to.
marsala is traditionally just a cooking wine, and if you are using it in a dessert i would definitely go for sweet marsala.
2006-12-20 04:13:52 · answer #9 · answered by Mastronaut 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's both for drinking and cooking (see below website)
2006-12-20 04:13:20 · answer #10 · answered by kosmoistheman 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋