What to do with leftover dessert wine? [General]
2012 Aug 6
Non-dessert ideas:
You could use it as a pan sauce for roasted pork/pork chops.
Also a good choice for deglazing a pan with cooked mushrooms.
You can freeze it in an ice-cube tray/dispense into a Ziploc bag/freeze and use for future recipes.
Dessert ideas that you can ignore... :)
Pears/peaches/berries/most fruit poached in it would be nice. Let cool and put over ice cream.
I've had this cake and it's a winner. Surprisingly light:
Olive oil & dessert wine cake:
abcooking.wordpress.com
You could use it as a pan sauce for roasted pork/pork chops.
Also a good choice for deglazing a pan with cooked mushrooms.
You can freeze it in an ice-cube tray/dispense into a Ziploc bag/freeze and use for future recipes.
Dessert ideas that you can ignore... :)
Pears/peaches/berries/most fruit poached in it would be nice. Let cool and put over ice cream.
I've had this cake and it's a winner. Surprisingly light:
Olive oil & dessert wine cake:
abcooking.wordpress.com
2012 Aug 6
Loupiac, horrible to drink on its own? I'm guessing you really don't like sweet wines in general, because that's usually a good one. Almost as good as Sauternes (well, if you like sweet wines, obviously).
With a Loupiac, there is a very classic match if you don't eat dessert : foie gras. Either to drink with or to deglaze the pan after cooking the foie gras and make a sauce.
Similarly, it would probably be good in a sauce for venison or for duck magrets... (Can't say I've ever tried that last one though, as my method for using up leftover Sauternes/Montbazillac/Loupiac/ice wine/ice cider is usually : drink a small glass each night until it's all gone ;-p)
With a Loupiac, there is a very classic match if you don't eat dessert : foie gras. Either to drink with or to deglaze the pan after cooking the foie gras and make a sauce.
Similarly, it would probably be good in a sauce for venison or for duck magrets... (Can't say I've ever tried that last one though, as my method for using up leftover Sauternes/Montbazillac/Loupiac/ice wine/ice cider is usually : drink a small glass each night until it's all gone ;-p)
2012 Aug 6
Thanks all - I think using it for sauce is going to be my best bet. I actually didn't know you could freeze wine effectively, does it not damage it when you defrost?
Isabelle, you're right - unless it's with dessert I can't bear sweet wine. Foie gras is an interesting idea although I've never cooked it before, only eaten it in restaurants. I might have to go to Saslove's and get some.
I see venison and foie gras on the menu this week!
Isabelle, you're right - unless it's with dessert I can't bear sweet wine. Foie gras is an interesting idea although I've never cooked it before, only eaten it in restaurants. I might have to go to Saslove's and get some.
I see venison and foie gras on the menu this week!
Johnny English