Recipes with wine!

[Anonymous]

Is there any good hack for this? I’m currently not drinking much and I hate opening a bottle for a recipe. Is there any good hack for this? I feel like 1/4 of the recipes I want to make have wine and I like to use it.

[Anonymous]

Just buy cans or half bottles instead of whole bottles

[Anonymous]

We buy cheap four packs at the grocery store for exactly this purpose. For recipes that need 1/2c or less you really don’t need amazing wine.

[Anonymous]

This article says you can use it as moisturizer, among other things, but I imagine reds would stain!
https://www.thethreedrinkers.com/magazine-content/what-can-you-do-with-leftover-wine

Sometimes we keep a pantry vermouth which seems stable enough to use in cooking for a while.

[Anonymous]

There are some good wines in bag-in a-box formats. The wine lasts longer than wine from an opened bottle g it because it is vacuum- sealed, and you can pour what you need. Most formats I've seen are 3L (4 bottles) so it may still be more than you need, but the wine lasts 6-8 weeks after opening.

https://www.d-vino.com/bodegas-borsao-campo-de-borja-vina-borgia-2016-bag.html

[Anonymous]

I'd buy the single serve cans as you need them, the same way you'd buy broth.

I bet you could also freeze a the leftover wine in 1/2 cup portions (use plastic cups or tupperware) and then put the ice block in a ziplock in your freezer. I wouldn't drink it after that, but I bet it's ok for cooking.

Alterante: use a broth and an acid. Like chicken broth with a few tablespoons of vinegar or lemon juice.

[Anonymous]

Just buy cheap wine and make your peace with tossing it. It's ok, really.

[Anonymous]

You can freeze it in ice cube trays and then transfer to a ziplock bag when frozen. Use it for recipes in the future

[Anonymous]

I was going to suggest freezing as well. The ice cube trays make portioning easy.

[Anonymous]

Another idea - boxes! They last for weeks (apparently). I currently have the remainder of a box after making a big batch of sangria.