Can I substitute sherry for cognac in a chicken recipe?

Answer 1

Of course you can. In fact, when cooking, you can usually substitute ingredients easily. It's a matter of taste and figuring out good combinations. I've actually added dark rum to my tomato sauces when I didn't have red wine. Turned out to be very delicious.
Cognac would be good with chicken...I've done that before too :-)

Try this recipe:

ORANGE COGNAC CHICKEN

Ingredients:
4 boneless chicken breasts

2 Tbs. olive oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
½ tsp. rosemary
½ tsp. marjoram
½ cup dry red wine
1 clove garlic, minced
½ lb. fresh mushrooms, quartered
1 can (14.5 oz) stewed tomatoes
1 green bell pepper, cut into strips
2 Tbs. cognac
2 tsp. cornstarch
¼ tsp. grated orange peel
½ cup whole natural almonds, toasted
¼ cup chopped parsley
Crunchy Herbed Polenta (recipe below)

Directions:
Brown chicken in olive oil in large frying pan over medium heat. Remove from pan and reserve. Stir in onions, rosemary and marjoram; cook 2 minutes, until onions are soft. Stir in wine, garlic, mushrooms and tomatoes; cook, covered, 5 minutes. Stir in green bell peppers and top with reserved chicken breasts; cook, covered, 3-5 minutes, until chicken is cooked through. Remove chicken breasts and keep warm. Mix together cognac and cornstarch; stir into vegetable mixture. Cook 1 minute, until sauce boils and thickens. Stir in orange peel, almonds and parsley. Spoon Crunchy Herbed Polenta onto each of 4 heated serving plates. Top with chicken breasts; spoon vegetable mixture and sauce over chicken to serve

CRUNCHY HERBED POLENTA

Ingredients
1 ½ cups milk
1 ½ cups water
1 clove garlic, minced
¼ tsp. thyme
¾ cup cornmeal
2 Tbs. butter
2 Tbs. grated Parmesan cheese
¼ cup chopped natural almonds, toasted

Directions
Bring milk, water, garlic and thyme to a boil over medium heat. Stir in cornmeal; cook 2 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients and serve at once.

Answer 2

Cognac Substitute

Answer 3

you could but a less expensive brandy, or even scotch or whiskey might be better. If you want something non-alcoholic try peach, pear or apricot juice like Hansen's.

Sherry is generally a lot sweeter than cognac so the taste might be totally different.

page below is great for alcohol substitutions. It has both non-alcoholic and alternate alcohols.

Answer 4

I've done that before and the recipe turned out fine, so I would say yes.