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September 5th 2008 01:30
Shaoxing Chinese Cooking Wine


Chinese cooking has involved the use of wines for many centuries. The most commonly used type of chinese cooking wine is called Shaoxing (also Shao Hsing), a grade of yellow liquor brewed directly from fermented grains such as rice, millet, or wheat and is not distilled.


To make Shaoxing cooking wine, this liquor is typically mixed with water and salt. Ranging from deep yellow to light brown in colour, Shaoxing wine is best suited to marinating meats such as pork, chicken and a variety of seafood like fish, shrimp and crab because the wine combines with the ingredients to enhance their natural flavours.

Shaoxing Chinese Cooking Wine


Shaoxing wine is also used in cooking to enhance the flavour and aroma of dishes. For example, the popular Cantonese vegetable dish, Chinese Broccoli in ginger sauce, uses the cooking wine to enhance the flavour of the vegetable by combining with the ginger sauce. Many of the popular Chinese seafood dishes ordered in restaurants such as Steamed Fish in Soy and Ginger also requires a dash of Shaoxing to bring out the natural flavours of the fish.

You'll find some Shaoxing cooking wine at all good Asian grocery stores.



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Comment by Chris Champion

September 5th 2008 04:07
Hi Arnold,

It is so easy to add tasty vegetables to meat or fish by cutting some (my favourites) beans, mushrooms, red capsicum and broccoli (or try broccolini - yum) into bite-size bits and stir-frying them with a bit of shaoxing and/or soy.

Great post - but you've made me hungry ...

Regards,
Chris

Comment by Lara M

September 5th 2008 07:18
I agree Chris!

U almost need it for a large number of dishes. Gotta have it in the pantry

Comment by Arnold

September 5th 2008 07:53
Great tips there Chris

Agreed, Lara -- I'm always well stocked on Shaoxing wine

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