In the pantry · 9 uses
red wine
Tannin and depth for anything long and savory. It needs time to lose its raw edge, so it goes in early and reduces — splashed in at the end it tastes sharp and thin.
8
dishes and drinks that need it
1
more where it is worth adding
75%
of those are under 30 min
Handling red wine
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What it is usually standing next to
Lemon turns up alongside it in about 38% of them, which is a strong lean rather than a rule.
Counted off required ingredients across the whole library. A companion listed here is one these dishes are built from, not one we are recommending.
If you have twenty minutes
Quickest dish · 50 min
Coq au vin
Bacon first, then chicken, then wine. Mushrooms in a separate pan so they brown. It should taste like wine, not juice.
Quickest drink · 3 min
Kalimotxo
Basque: equal red wine and cola, ice. Lemon if you want. Don't use expensive wine. It should be a highball, not a sangria.
Built on it · 8
Take it out and the dish is something else. Fastest first.
Worth adding · 1
These work without it. They work better with it.