DU cooks-what can I use as a substitute for white wine in a recipe?

[w8liftinglady]

vinegar?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

1. vinegar with sugar maybe...

it depends though..if its an important ingredient you may need to get some wine

[AllegroRondo]

2. maybe apple cider vinegar

just not too strong. maybe dilute with some water?

[crim son]

3. Not vinegar!

Dry sherry watered down?

[sniffa]

4. sweet vermouth?

as a martini drinker, i aLways have some handy.

[w8liftinglady]

5. I have vermouth...

[sniffa]

13. depending on the recipe

that couLd be an equaL substitute (i see it swapped often in cookbooks).

[dysfunctional press]

20. dry (white) vermouth is your best bet.

it pretty much is white wine...infused with a bunch of crap.

[Phillycat]

6. I'd like to know the answer to this, too. And mine has to be alcohol-free.

[Karenca]

8. The alcohol content

I think when you heat wine in cooking, the alcohol is gone.

[Phillycat]

17. Not all the time, not all of it. And I don't like the taste of it either.

In AA, they teach that strongly wine-flavored foods can trigger an alcoholic craving. At this point, I just don't even like how it tastes, it's been so long since I've drunk anything alcoholic.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

white grape juice with either some lemon/vinegar would produce a similar taste

[Phillycat]

18. Thanks, that's a good suggestion.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

9. white grape juice with either some lemon/vinegar would produce a similar taste

[billyskank]

10. janesez dear, when you cook it all the alcohol boils away anyway

That said, I used to use something called "Bistro Chef" that was a wine substitute; it came in white and red varieties, but I haven't seen it in ages. Haven't looked for it though.

:hi:

[Phillycat]

19. See my answer #17 above. :)

Thanks for the suggestion, I will look for that product.

[Gormy Cuss]

7. Unsweetened apple juice is one recommended substitute.

Unsweetened white grape juice too. I've used them with mixed results. They tend to be sweeter than wine.

[ScreamingMeemie]

11. Chicken broth. I do it all the time.

Unless you are a vegetarian, then I wouldn't recommend it.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

15. Imagine makes a good "no-chicken broth" for the vegetarians.

[Fran Kubelik]

21. You beat me to it.

Perfect recommendation.

[eyesroll]

12. What kind of recipe?

What I'd recommend would depend on what it's being used for/with.

[w8liftinglady]

16. this one

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe-Tools/Print/Recipe.aspx?RecipeID=16348&servings=6&Format=3x5
Baked Pork Chops

6 pork chops
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
2 egg, beaten
1/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 cups Italian-style seasoned bread
crumbs
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of
mushroom soup

1/2 cup milk 1/3 cup white wine

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Rinse pork chops, pat dry, and season with garlic powder and seasoning salt to taste. Place the beaten eggs in a small bowl. Dredge the pork chops lightly in flour, dip in the egg, and coat liberally with bread crumbs.
3. Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the pork chops 5 minutes per side, or until the breading appears well browned. Transfer the chops to a 9x13 inch baking dish, and cover with foil.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. While baking, combine the cream of mushroom soup, milk and white wine in a medium bowl. After the pork chops have baked for an hour, cover them with the soup mixture. Replace foil, and bake for another 30 minutes.

[Burma Jones]

22. you could skip it altogether in this recipie - or use juice of half a lemon

[swimboy]

14. Chicken stock or vegetable stock will work for soups

because that is just same volume replacement. For a sauce, that may not work, if it depends on wine/cornstarch as a thickener. If that's the case, you could use a different method for thickening the sauce. A roux, for instance.

[w8liftinglady]

23. Thanks everybody!!!

[SOteric]

24. If you're trying to keep the quality of the recipe and just

make it alcohol free, - ver jus is your answer.

If you're looking for a substitute because you haven't any white wine in the house, a good quality neutral flavoured stock will do nicely.