Substitutions for Shaoxing Wine
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A guide to substitutes for Shaoxing wine in Chinese cooking. Includes options like dry sherry, rice wine, sake, and broth-based alternatives for those who cannot find or prefer not to use the traditional ingredient.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
- Dry cooking sherry ((ideal for a gluten-free substitute as well))
- Any Chinese rice wine ((such as clear rice wine or mi chiu/mijiu))
- Dry white wine ((such as sauvignon blanc, pinot grigio, chardonnay, or riesling))
- Sake ((Japanese rice wine, usually meant for drinking))
- Korean rice wine ((cooking wine))
- Soju ((a Korean distilled beverage usually made from rice, wheat, or barley))
- Mirin ((reduce sugar in recipe if using mirin, as it is quite sweet))
- Chicken stock
- Vegetable stock
- Mushroom stock
- Pork stock
- Beef stock
- Non-alcoholic beer
- Non-alcoholic white wine
- water ((if only to deglaze or add moisture))
At a glance
PER SERVING
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Sodium
- 2021mg
- Total sugar
- 23g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 873mg
- Calcium
- 60mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
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- SODIUM
- 2021MG
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- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.