At the Ideal Wine Company we recognise that wine is
such a versatile product. That is why this week we wanted to move away from
drinking wine and talk about cooking with wine. Saying this, what are the
highlights of cooking with wine?
Whether you realise it or not, many of the top dishes
you sample when you get the time to sojourn to a posh restaurant feature wine
in some way or another.
The most common method is to cook with wine. Often wine
will be stirred into the sauce, however it is possible to cook with wine by
frying it. There are many methods that modern chefs use to capitalise on the
versatile benefits of wine.
When you cook with wine often the heat will burn of the
alcoholic content and you’ll be left with the flavour, the body of the drink
etc. This is why cooking with a luxury wine can add that extra touch to make a
meal extra special.
Saying this there are many complex diverse dishes you
can cook with wine, however we certainly do have our favourites. Here are our
top three.
Burgundy Pork Sirloin
It’s as delicious as it sounds. It’s a classic
pork sirloin dish with rich gravy and onion and celery accents, which
capitalises on the rich qualities of burgundy style red wines to add a touch of
flavor to give the sirloin that extra little kick.
It’s quite an easy one to prepare; about two
cups of red wine should do it. You add the wine after you’ve put the pork and
other ingredients into an oven dish. You pour the wine all over the sirloin and
it soaks in as it works its magic.
Chicken and Red Wine
Sauce
This is an absolutely classic dish that people
all over the modern world love. Simple but effective, chicken in red wine sauce
is simply brazed chicken breasts seasoned with exotic spices such as paprika
drenched with red wine. Easy as that.
You can use any type of red wine, although
considering how chicken tastes you might want to go with a lighter red wine.
All you have to do is prepare the chicken in a skillet then drench it in red wine,
let it fry off and voila; a red wine sauce!
Rosemary Chicken with
Orange Maple Glaze
This one is for the more adventurous chefs
among you and is not to everybody’s taste, however we love it. This is a dish
that sees Chicken breasts rubbed with rosemary then glazed with a refreshingly
light sauce of orange juice, white wine and maple syrup.
It’s delicious and all you need is half a cup
of dry white wine. It’s fairly complex to make and you should consult a recipe
before you do, but it’s a delicious dish when you get it right that’ll forever
change the way you think about cooking with wine.
