Spiritual Substitutions

by James Yu, Posted Dec 21st 2005 @ 3:03PM

Sometimes when you're cooking, you've got to make substitutions. Either you don't have an ingredient on hand, or perhaps a guest cannot eat a particular ingredient. This can occur with alcoholic drinks as well. Don't fear, because the Gourmet Sleuth has a list of substitutions for alcohol in cooking. The list is pretty extensive, including everything from red wine to cognac to sherry. As you can imagine, the wines are typically replaced with a mixture containing white or red grape juice, and many of the higher alcohol content spirits are replaced with vanilla (non-alcoholic), sparkling cider, or even coffee. The point of all this is to give the dish the acidity and intense flavors that are usually added through alcohol. I'm sure that some of them work better than others. Does anyone have any particular anecdotes about alcoholic substitutions that work?

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