When following a recipe and it calls for white wine, what are you supposed to use? They don't literaly mean wine right, cuz then I wouldn't be able to buy it cuz I'm underage by a year. I bought white wine vinegar but I don't think thats it. What am I supposed to be looking for?
2007-01-13 08:18:49 · 11 answers · asked by Nick 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
When wine is cooked, the alcohol is baked out of the wine.
As for buying it, call a family member, see if they have any on hand they could lend you. If they don't, see if they would be willing to buy it for you.
If there is no way to get it, then you are out of luck. A white wine vinegar would cause a bitter taste, and would not be the best. A sparkling juice would also not be the solution because it would cause a sweet taste.
2007-01-13 08:36:10 · answer #1 · answered by *loe fo sho* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best to use is regular wine, but in your situation you could just buy "cooking wine" in the grocery store (no age restriction). The main difference between cooking wine and real wine is that it has salt added (so watch how much other salt you put into a recipe), and the wine isn't usually of a very great quality.
Still I cooked with it before I found other "wines" I could keep without refrigeration, and it's "acceptably" good.
I believe cooking wine comes as white or red, and possibly one other?? You may have to ask for it in the store because it's only a few bottles... maybe near the vinegars, though not vinegar.
Diane B.
2007-01-13 17:31:12 · answer #2 · answered by Diane B. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they literally mean wine. Wine will give you the concentrated fruit flavors of wine, however you bought vinegar which doesn't have that. It may leave your sauce sour and bitter, and may curdle depending what you got in there. If someone older than you can't get it for ya, here are some non-alcoholic substitutes.
White Wine - Water, chicken broth, vegetable broth, *white grape juice, *ginger ale, *sparkling white grape juice.
1/2 water 1/2*
2007-01-13 16:31:53 · answer #3 · answered by G G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they mean wine, dont use the white wine vineagar, it will give a sour taste to your food try the recipe without the wine or have someone buy a small bottle of wine for cooking for you
2007-01-13 16:24:07 · answer #4 · answered by beautifull_misfit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, my dear, White Wine, when listed amongst the ingredients,literally means White Wine. If you will be using White Wine to make sauce to flavour you can substitute White Wine Flavour available in small jar like that of the Vanilla Essence. However, if you will be using White Wine to marinate your White Meat like chicken you can substitute Lemon juice, Lime Juice or even Orange Juice. You can improvise. Bon apetit.
2007-01-13 16:37:26 · answer #5 · answered by NeneGA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh , don't use that white wine vinigar, you will not get the taste you are looking for! The rule of thumb is that you cook with any wine that you would drink. Just find a good white wine and use that, It doesn't have to be expensive either. Good luck. If you are underaged, you may want to use sparkling white grape juice, it will work also.
2007-01-13 16:23:50 · answer #6 · answered by Mrs. Smarty Pants 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
if a recipe calls for wine use wine the alcohol will cook out but you still have the flavor
2007-01-13 17:10:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its cooking wine not the drinking wine. You can buy it at like a superstore.
2007-01-13 16:36:59 · answer #8 · answered by Cutie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry bud but you got two choices a) steal some or b) go with the vinegar. Personally I'd go with the vinegar.
2007-01-13 16:29:35 · answer #9 · answered by Seraph Xero 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no, you are suppose to use wine
2007-01-13 17:39:53 · answer #10 · answered by Abby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋