9 Great Substitutes for Sherry Vinegar – Chef's Pencil

9 Great Substitutes for Sherry Vinegar – Chef's Pencil

HomeCooking Tips, Recipes9 Great Substitutes for Sherry Vinegar – Chef's Pencil

Sherry vinegar is the perfect combination of red wine and white wine vinegar which has a balanced flavor and adds depth and aroma to your dish. But what do you do when you run out of sherry vinegar? Well you keep cooking. Because after reading this you will find that you have at least one substitute for sherry vinegar.

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The best sherry vinegar in the supermarket

Sherry vinegar is a Spanish staple. Although foodies love to add the taste of sherry vinegar to their dishes sometimes it is just too hard to find. So what alternative can you use? Here are some alternatives to sherry vinegar but what should you look for in an alternative?

Sherry vinegar is made from sherry wine. Sherry is a type of fortified wine made from a special white grape that grows in southern Spain. Vinaigre de Jerez can be aged in wooden barrels for a minimum of six months or up to ten years. If you use sherry vinegar often you will not be surprised by this because you are familiar with its complex bouquet.

Sherry vinegar is somewhere between red wine vinegar and white wine vinegar. It’s right in the right direction. It’s not as sharp dry sharp bright and crisp as white wine vinegar. It has a softer rounder taste. And it’s not too sweet either; not as sweet as balsamic vinegar for example. But it has more to offer than just the mild soft sweet tangy and sour taste.