JAPANESE COOKING WINE RECIPES

The beef stew here will be unfamiliar to most cooks, though it has much in common with the classic American dish. It is Japanese in origin and loaded with the warmth of soy, ginger, sweetness (best provided by mirin, the sweet Japanese cooking wine, but sugar or honey will do, too), winter squash and the peel and juice of a lemon. These simple and delicious counterpoints make a great stew.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Total Time 1 hours

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http//schema.org, Calories 418, UnsaturatedFatContent 7 grams, CarbohydrateContent 29 grams, FatContent 11 grams, FiberContent 4 grams, ProteinContent 49 grams, SaturatedFatContent 4 grams, SodiumContent 1257 milligrams, SugarContent 6 grams, TransFatContent 0 grams

This simple recipe for homemade vinegar comes from Harry Rosenblum, a founder of the Brooklyn Kitchen and the author of “Vinegar Revival.” To make it, you’ll need a little raw, live, unpasteurized vinegar, or a vinegar mother (which you can buy online, or pick up from a vinegar-making friend). Be sure to aerate the wine before you start, which helps get it ready to ferment, and remember that the timeline in the recipe is a only a guide: The best way to get a sense what’s happening as your alcohol transforms into vinegar is to observe it and taste it frequently. Instead of red wine, you can also try the recipe with a rosé, sake, hard cider or your favorite beer. Just keep in mind that if the beverage has an alcohol content of 8 percent or lower, there’s no need to add water at the beginning.

Provided by Tejal Rao

Total Time 10 minutes

Yield About 1½ quarts

Number Of Ingredients 2

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http//schema.org, Calories 82, UnsaturatedFatContent 0 grams, CarbohydrateContent 2 grams, ProteinContent 0 grams, SodiumContent 4 milligrams, SugarContent 1 gram