What can I replace dry sherry with?!

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Dry white port, dry madeira, dry vermouth
use any of these that are not dry but dilute then with stock

Or just use sherry. The sauce will be a litter sweeter but have that sherry smoothness.
"I have a book called 'Substituting Ingredients' by Becky Sue Epstein and Hilary Dole Klein. In that book they say that a good substitution for sherry is either an equal amount of Madeira or Port.

Another book I have called 'Food FAQs' by Linda Resnik and Dee Brock says that you can use Madeira, Marsala, Port and Sherry interchangeably in equal amounts in a recipe. It also says that for a recipe that calls for 2 tablespoons of a heavy wine (one of those four listed above), you can substitute 1/2 cup dry red or white wine.

2 tablespoons sherry, substitute the following: 1 to 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 2 tablespoons orange or pineapple juice.

To substitute sherry in a marinade: for 1/2 cup sherry use 1/4 cup vinegar + 1 tablespoon sugar + 1/4 water OR 1 tablespoon vinegar, plus chicken stock or water to make 1/2 cup.

If you want general substitutions (not measured substitutions) for sherry, you can try: apple cider; non-alcoholic vanilla extract; coffee; or coffee syrup." (25/01/2011)

white wine.

it is the closest. sherry is after all fortified white wine. of course, it has nutty flavors, but in cooking, it is not a big problem. After all, it's stir fry. No need to worry about the subtle flavors. White wine will work. Wine wine has acidity, so it will give a touch of sourness.

If you just wanna add acidity and do not have white wine, use lemon or lime. lime is milder, I guess.

But why fino sherry? I wonder... To give a little little body? hmmm. I don't know.

You can skip it all together, by the way.

I would just leave it out of the recipie and not substitute anything. Probably uneeded anyway.

grape juice
apple juice
plum juice

all could be a fair substitute in a stir fry recipe.

white wine
chicken broth, veggie broth
rice vinegar.