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Can I use any of these as a substitute for dry sherry in a recipe?

I have:

Martini & Rossi extra dry vermouth

Martini & Rossi Rosso ( I guess regular?)

Crystal Comfort

Harveys Bristol Cream Original Superior Sherry

I need a 1/4 of a cup to go in a Beef Teriyaki recipe. Will any of these work or do I have to go to the store?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Go the bristol cream. Won't make a huge diff.

    Otherwise if you have some dry white wine it will do the same trick.

    It will change the tatse a bit, but if you've never done the recipe before will you notice?

    Teriyaki has a sweet flavour anyhoo, so a bit of extra sweet in the alcohol wont make a huge diff. reduce the sugar if you like.

  • 1 decade ago

    You can use apple juice, vinegar or the regular Martini & Rossi you have. I wouldn't use the vermouth, but the Bristol Cream would work too. I don't know what Crystal Comfort is so I can't say about that. Given what you have on hand, I'd say use the regular Martini & Rossi. Good luck!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Absolutely! Use the dry vermouth, or even the other vermouth which is probably a little sweeter. I swear by cooking with vermouth... usually dry. Just use the 1/4 cup as called for. You might never go back to sherry.

  • 1 decade ago

    You can use the Harveys or cooking red wine. Actually for cooking Asian dishes which need some alcohol, I would prefer to use Japanese mirin (great for teriyaki as slightly sweet) & sake. For small amounts, Chinese cooking wines (Jiu) like Hua Tiao, Shao Xing and rose (Mei Gui) are also good & fragrant. Oh, another one I like to use is from Japan, Choya's plum (ume) liqueur; a drinking wine but great in marinades.

    The Japanese wines are also good to use with Western food as the distinctiveness is not so strong as to conflict with Western ingredients, I always have at least mirin on hand.

    Source(s): Have cooked Asian food for years.
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  • CP
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Yeah i think the Martini & Rossi extra dry vermouth should be fine. Will still bring out out flavors and work perfectly.

    Have fun cooking! Hope it tastes nice!

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Martini And Rossi Rosso

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I'd go with the Harveys. Have a sip first, makes cooking easier.

  • marie
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    use the first one or the last one

  • jalady
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Dry red wine.

  • 1 decade ago

    Dry vermouth should work.

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