Wine can be too expensive to include in your cooking budget. Or you might just not want to use it. Well, that's no problem, because there are good, healthy substitutes for it. Cranberry juice is an excellent substitute for red wine, just choose the kind with as little sugar added as possible.
To substitute for white wine, I like apple juice, but white grape juice can be used. In dishes where the wine is not the dominant flavor, I really can't see any difference in the results. Using the juice is healthy, for you, and for your budget.
Source: I don't remember which cook book it was in, but cranberry juice was suggested as a good substitute for red wine. I started using apple juice on a hunch that it would be just as good a substitute.
By Free2B from North Royalton, OH
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Great tips I'll have to try. Thanks for sharing.
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I also once read that chicken stock was a good substitute for the wine called for in the recipe but when I saw a recipe that called for wine and chicken stock in the same recipe well, then that went right out the window. Now, your suggestions, that makes sense. I can't see myself going out to buy a bottle of wine just to use maybe 1/2 a cup tops for a recipe.
I always hear chefs say "make sure you cook with a wine you would drink". Well that is even tougher, since I don't like wine! So, I would just like to say many, many thanks for your most helpful post.
That is a very good idea. It is important to remember that juice does not keep as long as wine so once it is opened it should be used within a week.
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