I am making French onion soup, and it calls for sherry. What would be a good substitute for the sherry?
asked Mar 18, 2017 at 18:32
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1Are you trying to avoid wine or just sherry? Also is the recipe using beef or chicken stock?– CMB92Mar 18, 2017 at 19:13
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1Sherry can often be used as a substitute for wine in small quantities, but in larger quantities you may find it's too sweet (for all but the driest sherries)– Chris HMar 18, 2017 at 20:02
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Just use vinegar.– DougMar 18, 2017 at 22:02
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Yes, you can. (I usually use wine, in fact). Note that sherries are a fortified wine, so you may want to add a small amount of brandy as well; say 1 Tbl to 1/4 cup per cup of wine.
If you are using a chicken stock, restrict yourself to a white wine; perhaps a rose if you have a particularly dark chicken stock.
For a beef stock, red or white will work well. In addition, if the recipe calls for a sweet sherry, you can also use a port or a Madeira.
In all cases, add in parts and taste between until you're happy with the result.
Avoid 'cooking' sherry as too salty, overpriced, and of dubious taste.
I suggest brandy if no suitable sherry is available.
Avoid overly sweet sherries (e.g. cream finish); I like/use an Amontillado.
I sometimes use cider and a splash of brandy or rum as a substitute for sherry
