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Sherry

Sherry is a fortified wine coming from white grapes near the city of Andalusia, Spain. While sherry is most known for cooking and dessert sipping, there is a whole world of sherry meant to be paired with food.

three glasses of sherry wine

What is sherry?

Sherry has a high alcohol content, which is why it can be challenging to drink it straight.

There are many varieties ranging from sweet to dry and everything between. This is why some recipes will call for a sweet sherry and others for dry.

Color also has a broad spectrum from light and pale to a deep rosy hue.

It and port wines are sometimes confused because they are both fortified wines. They do have similar attributes, but are ultimately different based on region and grape varietal.

How to Use Sherry In Cooking

Sherry is called for in many baking recipes, but also savory dishes. Here are its best uses:

  1. To deglaze a pan– after searing meats, sherry is an excellent choice for deglazing the pan. It makes an excellent pan sauce.
  2. To brighten soups and stews– just a splash of sherry right before serving can give a nice kick to many cream and broth based soups.
  3. Add it to your bechamel– it also flavors cheese sauces perfectly. It is the key ingredient to my award winning seafood stuffed shells.
  4. Braising– I love the depth sherry adds to my braised meals.
  5. Sipping– Despite popular beliefs, you can totally sip sherry.

Sherry Cooking Wine

Sherry is fairly shelf stable because of the high alcohol content. It will stay fresher if refrigerated, but does not require so.

Sherry cooking wine also has salt added and is shelf stable for even longer without refrigeration.

Recipes That Use Sherry

  • Romesco Sauce
  • Mushroom Chicken Skillet 
  • BBQ Flank Steak 
  • Garlic Mahi Mahi
  • Bourbon Bacon Jam 
  • Beef Stroganoff 

 

            lamb meatballs with sauce

Lamb Meatballs with Romesco Sauce

Dinners + Entrees
            bowl of steamed green beans

Sherry Steamed Green Beans

Side Dishes
            close up of roast turkey breast with orange gravy

Orange Sage Turkey Breast with Creamy Sherry Sauce

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            close up of shrimp lettuce wrap

Ginger Shrimp Lettuce Wraps

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            Skinny Beef Stroganoff use a secret ingredient to make this into a low calorie creamy dish. Add peas and spinach for extra veggie! #beefstroganoff www.savoryexperiments.com

Skinny Beef Stroganoff

Dinners + Entrees
            Bourbon Bacon Jam in a jar with a knife

Bourbon Bacon Jam

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            This Garlic Peppercorn Crusted Mahi Mahi recipe is serve with a sherry blue cheese cream sauce give it a restaurant quality flavor. #mahimahirecipes #howtocookmahimahi www.savoryexperiments.com

Garlic Peppercorn Crusted Mahi Mahi

Dinners + Entrees
            Mushroom Chicken and Rice Skillet is an easy one dish meal with loads of flavor like peas, mushrooms, shallots, sage and garlic.

Mushroom Chicken and Rice Skillet

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            Asian BBQ Steak marinade can be used on any cut of beef, combining traditional Asian flavors like soy sauce, honey, ginger, sesame and garlic. #steakmarinade #bbqsteak #beefrecipe www.savoryexperiments.com

Asian Steak Marinade

Dinners + Entrees
            close up of seafood stuffed shells

Creamy Seafood Stuffed Shells

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