| Wine doesn't only make an exceptional | | | | at 172 degrees. Also you will never add too much |
| complement to you meal, it can also be used to | | | | wine to any dish, so it is very unlikely that any |
| cook up an exceptional meal itself! | | | | wine fortified dish can make you tipsy. This allows |
| No respectable chef would ever allow his or her | | | | anyone - even those that do not drink wine for |
| kitchen to run out of wine for cooking. Wine is an | | | | religious and personal reasons - to use it in their |
| integral part of French and Chinese cooking, and is | | | | cooking. |
| also the basis for good marinating and barbeques. | | | | 3. I'm afraid I might put too much wine in my |
| It finds good company in the kitchen with vinegar, | | | | dishes. Will it ruin its flavor? You will have to |
| fish paste, and soy sauce which all lend a tangy | | | | proceed carefully when working with wine as it |
| flavor to all sorts of dishes. | | | | adds a powerful flavor to any dish. You will |
| Many are tentative to using wine in cooking | | | | generally want to follow recipes until you get the |
| because of the many questions they may have. | | | | hang of using wine. You will then be able to add or |
| Here are a few answers to the questions that | | | | lessen the wine you use for a certain recipe. |
| most people want to know when using wine in | | | | Make sure you allow the wine to cook a bit |
| cooking. | | | | before adding more to a dish. It usually takes 10 |
| 1. Does wine quality affect your cooking? | | | | minutes for it to exhibit its full flavor. Less is more |
| Whether you use normal wine or a quality wine | | | | when initially experimenting with wine. |
| for your cooking doesn't make a difference in the | | | | 4. What is the difference between cooking wine |
| flavor of your dishes. Save your quality wine | | | | and regular wine? Cooking wine has salt and |
| instead for sipping and use the regular wine for | | | | chemicals added which make them unfit for |
| cooking. | | | | drinking. While it is reported to be better for |
| 2. I'm worried about whether the wine can make | | | | cooking, you will want to steer clear of using this |
| me or my kids tipsy It depends on how you | | | | unless the recipe specifically calls for it. This will |
| cook your dishes. Alcohol in the wine evaporates | | | | probably be done most often in Chinese recipes. |