| Many people are intimidated by the idea of cooking | | | | technique called deglazing. It makes a fantastic rich |
| with wine. It sounds a little too fancy or even gourmet | | | | sauce to pour over vegetables or meat. An added |
| (that's Greek for complicated). Maybe they are feeding | | | | bonus is your pan will also be easier to clean |
| a family and don't like the idea of serving the little ones | | | | afterwards. |
| something with wine in it. However, often it is just a | | | | If you are cooking in the slow cooker or baking in the |
| case of people not knowing how to cook with wine. It | | | | oven, you always need to add liquid. Wine is the |
| really is very simple and can be incorporated into | | | | perfect cooking liquid. It adds flavor and richness. White |
| anyone's recipes. | | | | wine adds an irresistible intensity to fish baked in it. Red |
| Some of the advantages of cooking with wine include: | | | | wine is wonderful to add to the slow cooker with a |
| - very little makes a huge difference to the flavor and | | | | roast or in beef stew. |
| aroma of your dishes | | | | As you get bolder with your use of wine in cooking, |
| - it instantly produces a richer, more complex taste to | | | | explore some different recipes using it. They are very |
| recipes | | | | easy to find. Just a simple online search will provide |
| - you can easily experiment with it for different results | | | | you with numerous recipes. There are soups, desserts, |
| - if you choose to replace it in a recipe, it can be easily | | | | main dishes, pastas, appetizers and more that feature |
| done with chicken, beef or vegetable broth | | | | any of a variety of wines in their ingredient list. |
| The first step for beginners wishing to cook with wine | | | | So remember to keep at least one red and one white |
| is to try adding it to spaghetti sauces. Red wines like | | | | wine on hand to give a little extra flavor to the dishes |
| Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Bordeaux and Merlot are | | | | you prepare. Even inexpensive wines will add a little |
| wonderful in spaghetti sauces that are vegetarian or | | | | extra je-ne-sais-quoi in your food. (That's French for |
| beef based. If the sauce is being served over chicken | | | | yummy) |
| or is made with ground poultry, white wine works | | | | An important point to remember for anyone who |
| better. Even as little as 1/3 of a cup of wine adds a | | | | brings it up, is that the alcohol in the wine burns off in |
| rich flavor to the entire batch of sauce that will cause | | | | the cooking process, leaving you with flavor and no |
| people to come back for it time and again. | | | | intoxicating effects. It also doesn't add any extra fat to |
| Another great and easy way to incorporate wine into | | | | the meals you are preparing. You will astound your |
| your cooking is to create a sauce from the little bits of | | | | friends with how sophisticated your cooking has |
| food left in the frying pan after frying meats. You | | | | become because of the great results wine produces |
| simply pour in wine and gently scrape the pan as it | | | | in even every day dishes. |
| cooks on the stove. This is actually a real cooking | | | | |