When a recipe calls for wine, what's a good substitute??

[HotChocolatemarshmallows]

Cooking a chicken & mushroom recipe but it needs wine however it's got to be suitable for a baby. What could I use instead?

[sleepismysuperpower1]

I find cranberry juice works for red wine, and White grape juice for white

[99problemsandthecatis1]

Wine. The amount in a portion would be miniscule for a baby.

However, if you really want to leave it out then wine vinegar (red or white depending on the wine it is substituting) would add a similar flavour. About a tablespoon would do it.

[Megan2018]

If a recipe includes stock and wine, just more stock or water (baby friendly stock).
My weaning book says wine ok though if burnt off.

[Laquila]

TBH unless it's a) a really big amount of wine; b) not getting cooked off or c) he's going to eat loads of it, I probably wouldn't worry and would just use wine!

[PatternedQuilt]

I would probably use chicken stock with a bit of sugar and vinegar, but I dunno really! If its important maybe get a no alcohol wine?

[BIWI]

If you're cooking with the wine, there will be no alcohol left. But if you really don't want to do that, I'd use the juice of a lemon.

[TalaxuArmiuna]

so long as the sauce is going to be kept at above 78 degrees C for more than a few minutes, all the alcohol will evaporate off and only the flavour remain

[Stressedout10]

Grape juice

[MrsJoshNavidi]

Wine. All the alcohol will evaporate off.

Or just an appropriate stock. Not cranberry juice

[Fluffycloudland77]

Alcohol burns off at about 60c.

[AgeLikeWine]

Wine.

Alcohol boils at 78C, therefore the alcohol all evaporates during cooking, and the finished dish contains no booze.

[Ffsnosexallowed]

Wine. Not grape juice eewwww!

[P1nkHeartLovesCake]

I’ve got 3 dc

They all ate recipes with wine in from weaning, I mean babies eat hardly anything. They have a tiny portion of the pie and some added broccoli or whatever.

[SisterAgatha]

I don’t add wine to anything because it’s fucking nasty. I’m a super taster, I can taste it in everything. Rice wine vinegar is in everything these days and is so overpowering.

So I use more stock, more water or a little bit of Worcestersauce but you have to cook for a long time so that it’s not too sharp and musky.

[OldHarrysGameboy]

It actually takes some time at a high heat without too much other liquid in a dish for all the alcohol to go, so you're absolutely right to do this.

I agree that white grape juice is a good substitute but avoid any artificial sugar ones.

[TheLovleyChebbyMcGee]

Not grape juice, that would be so sweet! What about wine stock cubes? We get them from tesco!

[Ivysaurus]

I buy stock pots that are concentrated red or white wine (add hot water) don't contain alcohol. Sounds weird but Google wine stock pot think it's Tesco

[HotChocolatemarshmallows]

Those stock pots look like a winner!

[veryvery]

Wine essentially is adding an acidic element. So lemon juice, orange juice, grape juice, white/red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar will serve the same purpose.

[Hugtheduggee]

I just use wine when coming for my baby and toddler. Its fine. The alcohol burns off.

[CrowleysBentley]

I use stock and either lemon juice, or a bit of whatever vinegar works best, balsamic, red/white wine vinegar, or cider vinegar.

[OldHarrysGameboy]

@Hugtheduggee and others, the alcohol doesn't really burn off. Well, unless you cook on a high heat for three hours, which isn't the case with any sauce I can think of.

Article here about this myth:. www.finedininglovers.com/article/food-mythbusters-does-alcohol-cook-out

[PickAChew]

Unless it's a recipe with a whole bottle of wine, just more of the other liquid

[99problemsandthecatis1]

Be aware of the salt content of stock pots. Salt and n stock is ridiculously high. Much more dangerous than the miniscule amount of wine.

[YesThatsATurdOnTheRug]

I would absolutely no way add more stock instead of wine! The alcohol will cook off, the salt will very much remain. Much worse for baby.