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Alcohol Substitutions




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Recipe Introduction


The chart below gives suggestions for substitutes for various alcoholic ingredients in your recipes. Remember, if you substitute, you will not get the intended result, but it should be close enough to perhaps entice you to try the real thing.



Recipe Link: http://www.homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blalcohol6.htm

List of Ingredients




Alcoholic Ingredient.....Description......Substitution

Amaretto..Italian almond-flavored liqueur..Almond extract

Beer or ale...Various types..For light beers, substitute chicken broth, ginger ale or white grape juice. For heavier beers, use a stronger beef, chicken or mushroom broth or stock.

Brandy...Liquor made of distilled wine or fruit juice... Scotch or bourbon. If a particular flavor is specified, use the corresponding fruit juice, such as apple, apricot, cherry, peach, raspberry etc. or grape juice. Corresponding flavored extracts can be used for small amounts.

Calvados...Apple brandy...Apple juice concentrate or juice.

Chambord...Black raspberry liqueur..Raspberry juice, syrup or extract.

Champagne...Sparkling white wine...Sparkling white grape juice, ginger ale, white wine.

Claret...Light red wine or Bordeaux...Non-alcoholic wine, diluted currant or grape juice, cherry cider syrup.

Cognac...Aged, double-distilled wine or fermented fruit juice...Cognac is considered the finest brandy...Other less expensive brandies may be substituted, as well as Scotch or whiskey, or use peach, apricot or pear juice.

Cointreau...French, orange-flavored liqueur...Orange juice concentrate or regular orange juice that has been reduced to a thicker consistency.

Curacao...Liqueur made from bitter Seville oranges... Orange juice frozen concentrate or reduced fresh orange juice.

Creme de menthe...Thick and syrupy, sweetened mint liqueur. Comes both clear and green...Mix spearmint extract or oil with a little water or grapefruit juice. Use a drop of food coloring if you need the green color.

Framboise...French raspberry liqueur...Raspberry juice or syrup.

Frangelico...Italian hazelnut liqueur...Hazelnut or almond extract.

Galliano...Golden Italian anise liqueur...Licorice extract.

Grand Marnier...French liqueur, orange-flavored...Orange juice frozen concentrate or reduced fresh orange juice.

Grappa...Italian grape brandy...Grape juice or reduced red wine.

Kahlua...Syrupy Mexican liqueur made with coffee and cocoa beans...Strong coffee or espresso with a touch of cocoa powder.

Grenadine...Pomegranate syrup, sometimes alcoholic... Pomegranate syrup or juice.

Hard Cider...Fermented, alcoholic cider...Apple cider or juice.

Kirsch (Kirchwasser)...Colorless liqueur made of cherries ...Black cherry, raspberry, boysenberry, currant, or grape juice or syrup, or cherry cider.

Red Burgundy...Dry French wine...Non-alcoholic wine, red wine vinegar, grape juice.

Red wine Sweet or dry wine...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.

Rum...Liquor distilled from molasses or sugar syrup...For light rum, use pineapple juice flavored with almond extract. For dark rum, use molasses thinned with pineapple juice and flavored with almond extract. Or use rum extract flavoring.

Sake...Fermented rice drink...Rice vinegar.

Schnapps...Flavored, colorless liquor...Use corresponding flavored extract such as peppermint, peach, etc.

Sherry...Fortified dessert wine, sweet or dry, some with a slightly nutty flavor...Orange or pineapple juice.

Southern Comfort...Bourbon mixed with peach liqueur. Peach nectar mixed with a little cider vinegar.

Tequila...Liquor made of the agave plant...Cactus nectar or juice.

Triple Sec...Orange-flavored liqueur...Orange juice frozen concentrate or reduced fresh orange juice.

Vermouth...Wine-based drink infused with herbs, sweet or dry. For sweet, use non-alcoholic sweet wine, apple or grape juice or balsamic vinegar. For dry, use non-alcoholic white wine, white grape juice or white wine vinegar.

Whiskey...(whisky)Distilled liquor. Bourbon, Scotch and whiskey may be used interchangably...Small amounts may be eliminated. Large amounts cannot be effectively substituted.

White Burgundy...Dry French wine...Non-alcoholic wine, white grape juice diluted with white wine vinegar.

White wine...Sweet or dry wine...Non-alcoholic wine, chicken broth or stock, diluted white wine vinegar or cider vinegar, white grape juice diluted with white wine vinegar, ginger ale, canned mushroom liquid, water. For marinades, substitute 1/4 cup vinegar plus 1 Tbsp sugar plus 1/4 cup water.


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