I'm venturing out with my cooking and need advise.?!
Answers: There are so many recipes that call for various alcoholic beverages. I obviously can't afford to buy a liquior store. So, What would be the most prefered, versitile and/or most frequently used. I wouldn't know a good brand from a bad one since I am not a drinker. So please name brands. Thank you.
i keep on hand the following alcoholic items
dry red wine - anything around $10, but usally cabernet sauvignon
dry white wine - anything around $10, usually sauvignon blanc or chardonnay
bourbon and/or whiskey - I think I have jack daniel black label at the moment, makes fantastic bbq sauce.
brandy - christian brothers or Korbel
vodka - anything cheap really, makes wonderful vodka/tomato sauce.
tequila - doesn't matter, I use for making fajita marinades.
that's all I really have on hand. I use the wine and the bourbon or whiskey the most.
Mostly, I cook with an inexpensive dry white wine (sauvignon blanc) , or an inexpensive dry red wine (burgundy). I don't generally use the best of wines, when cooking. Gallo makes a fairly decent wine, for cooking (can't stand to drink it, but it cooks up well)
you can buy bottles in smaller sizes, usely behind the counter.vodka gin whiskey rum bourbon and yellow tiq/ are all about the same no diff, in cooking also remember and alc. does flame. not in baking but on the stove. hope this helps. Just cause it cost more does't always mean better
Try one that you think you would like and go for it
A good selection of wines is all you need.
Get some white and some red wines, and if you like, a blush, but at least a white and a red. If I was selling my wines I'd say get ginger and get rosemary wine! They're FABULOUS for cooking.
It's ok to use an inexpensive wine. Red wine is specially good in spaghetti. White wine is great on chicken, fish and port recipes. Often I put some seasonings on the meat, then fill the cook dish with wine.
A simple but impressive recipe is to take 2 chickens & clean them.
Mush up some butter, parsley, and a bit of garlic and spread it on the chickens.
Pour in a cup of wine and a cup of water... or... it it looks like it needs a bit more... make it equal amounts of wine and water.
Cook till chicken thermometer shows meat is cooked and it's SOooo simple and absolutely FAB!