Cooking with wine

Darth_fluffy

I bought a bottle of Merlot to try and I'm not really enjoying it. What are some things I could cook with this or other wines?

Hostile17

Really simple pasta sauce.

Cut up a couple of tomatoes and whatever other vegetables take your fancy (zucchini, capsicum, mushrooms and eggplant are all good).
Pour a little wine (probably about a glass) into a frying pan, throw in the veggies and cook at high heat, with stirring, for about ten minutes.
Season with salt, pepper and basil. Sundried tomatoes are also a nice addition.
Serve with pasta and cheese.

Delicious!

supabeast

Steak, duck, buffalo, ostrich.

Darth_fluffy

Hostile17 wrote: »

Really simple pasta sauce.

Cut up a couple of tomatoes and whatever other vegetables take your fancy (zucchini, capsicum, mushrooms and eggplant are all good).
Pour a little wine (probably about a glass) into a frying pan, throw in the veggies and cook at high heat, with stirring, for about ten minutes.
Season with salt, pepper and basil. Sundried tomatoes are also a nice addition.
Serve with pasta and cheese.

Delicious!

I'll try that next time I make pasta, thanks!

Steak sounds good, what could I do with it?

The Cat

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Rosemary-Braised-Lamb-Shanks/Detail.aspx

I am doing this as we speak. Its pretty awesome.

EggyToast

Red wine, when used for cooking, is essentially a very light red vinegar. I will second basically any recipe with tomatos, especially pasta-based.

PeekingDuck

Kind of an aside, if you are just starting to drink wine, you'd be better off starting with whites and moving to light reds. Merlot is not a good starter wine for most people.