Cooking With White Wine? Here Are 5 Easy Recipes To Try
Adding white wine to recipes is a culinary practice used for building flavour, texture and aroma into many dishes. Incorporating white wine as a glaze, a reduction sauce or as an acidic accent is hardly a new culinary phenomenon. However, infusing dishes with white wine does require a bit of culinary technique. When to add the wine is an important step in cooking because this determines what the flavours of this ingredient can do to the recipe.
From its addition to sauces and spreads to its presence in seafood and meats, white wine can be used to prepare a number of masterpieces especially to cut through some of their richer and creamier notes – balancing them out with a hint of acidity. So, when you start working with some slightly advanced or sophisticated (yet straightforward) culinary preparations in the kitchen, one ingredient you will definitely encounter is white wine.
Read on below to know more about some of the recipes that can be prepared using white wine – and served with it too – as you level up your cooking skills:
Creamy Butter Garlic Prawns
One of the most favoured among prawn recipes, creamy butter garlic prawns get their glaze from the white wine which is drizzled over the cooking crustacean while still in the pan. Using a dry white wine like Sauvignon Blanc can actually lend a shine along with bright tasting notes and a smooth texture to the dish, making for a silky, flavourful saucy base that brings out the flavours of the shrimp. Garnish the prawns with lemon and parsley to finish it off with a citrusy touch.
Creamy Mushroom Sauce – Served With Grilled Chicken
A sauce which can be lathered over grilled chicken, toast and even steak, this thick, creamy mushroom sauce acquires its signature brightness and just a light hint of acidity upon the addition of white wine. Mushrooms tossed in a mix of garlic, cream and butter are quite a rich offering and when infused with a quality dry and crisp white wine, the sauce reduces gradually to become thicker, and a bit fruitier and sharper to taste. It goes well with perfectly cooked grilled chicken and some potatoes.
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Clam And White Wine Risotto
One of the more classic recipes prepared using white wine, this risotto carries lots of luxurious, slow-cooked flavours that slowly reveal themselves as the rice cooks. Add chopped onions and garlic to the risotto along with fresh clams for a blend of light, earthy flavours coupled with the briny notes of the seafood. Preferably, use dry white wine in this recipe and incorporate it after roasting the rice and before adding the chicken or veggie stock to better highlight its aroma and flavour.
White Wine-Infused Herb Roast Chicken
A splash of white wine added to roast chicken while it cooks in the pan is known to keep it moist and flavourful. The addition of this slightly acidic, a little sweet and fruity vino to a simple roast chicken flavoured with the notes of fresh herbs such as rosemary, thyme and tarragon and a hint of garlic builds on the existing layers of flavour in the recipe to produce a sumptuous offering well-suited for a Sunday lunch. The chicken can be served with potatoes and root vegetables and a glass of a rich and buttery Chardonnay, which pairs well with the aromatic dish.
Pan-Seared Fish With White Wine Caper Sauce
Fish and white wine endures as one of the most intelligent culinary combinations. A good fillet of fish cooked with capers and lime juice carries a fresh and bright flavour, made richer with the addition of butter. Add the white wine to the fish once it is off the flame, but while it is still in the pan. This will create a reduction sauce infused with a sweetness that augments the buttery notes of the seafood.
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