Best gravy I ever made

[Theresa]

hey - does anyone know of any substitute for using liquor in recipies? Sometimes you just dont have something on hand, or only need a small amount...and why buy a whole bottle for 1 tsp? I pass on some receipes for that reason and I just wondered if there was a substitute?

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Yep. But I think JD was the only sub. I already had or bought the rest. But I didn't feel like shelling out for a bottle of cognac or brandy just for a tablespoon! I mean, come on, what would I do with the rest of it???

So what did you do with the rest of the JD?

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Theresa

hey - does anyone know of any substitute for using liquor in recipies? Sometimes you just dont have something on hand, or only need a small amount...and why buy a whole bottle for 1 tsp? I pass on some receipes for that reason and I just wondered if there was a substitute?

Here you go, Theresa,

http://homecooking.about.com/library...blalcohol6.htm

[Timmy]

Most recipes will be OK if you just leave it out or substitute chicken or vegatable stock or similar, but they won't be the same. Good maybe, but not the same.

Others, well, ... it's hard to imagine chicken marsala without the marsala!

[rosebud]

Originally Posted by Theresa

hey - does anyone know of any substitute for using liquor in recipies? Sometimes you just dont have something on hand, or only need a small amount...and why buy a whole bottle for 1 tsp? I pass on some receipes for that reason and I just wondered if there was a substitute?

You can buy those little miniture bottles kind of like the one's on airplanes at most Liquor stores or at your local quick stop , 7-eleven , circle K etc..... That way you don't have to invest in a huge bottle for just a small amount in a recipe.

[Theresa]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Most recipes will be OK if you just leave it out or substitute chicken or vegatable stock or similar, but they won't be the same. Good maybe, but not the same.

Others, well, ... it's hard to imagine chicken marsala without the marsala!

Good think I dont like Marsala LOL!!!

[Theresa]

Originally Posted by rosebud

You can buy those little miniture bottles kind of like the one's on airplanes at most Liquor stores or at your local quick stop , 7-eleven , circle K etc..... That way you don't have to invest in a huge bottle for just a small amount in a recipe.

you can get anything in those little bottles?

[Theresa]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Here you go, Theresa,

http://homecooking.about.com/library...blalcohol6.htm

THANKS

[Theresa]

Red wine - Item

It's subs:

Non-alcoholic wine, beef or chicken broth or stock, diluted red wine vinegar, red grape juice diluted with red wine vinegar or rice vinegar, tomato juice, liquid from canned mushrooms, plain water.


huh?

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Theresa

Red wine - Item

It's subs:

Non-alcoholic wine, beef or chicken broth or stock, diluted red wine vinegar, red grape juice diluted with red wine vinegar or rice vinegar, tomato juice, liquid from canned mushrooms, plain water.


huh?

The liquid from canned mushrooms has a great flavor. That would be excellent in a gravy! Of course, if you make your own..........