Tip: You might have dry vermouth on hand for using in cocktails, like a Martini—did you know it doubles as a cooking wine? Its crisp, dry flavor is versatile and works as a substitute for white wine in cooking. Our favorite way to serve this sauce is with pasta: it’s a simple light sauce that takes only 15 minutes to put together. But it works well with pan seared chicken or baked salmon too! Add a green vegetable like sauteed broccolini or roasted asparagus to make it a meal. What wine to use for cooking? Use any dry white wine here. You’ll want a crisp white wine that doesn’t have any hint of sweetness. Make sure to avoid cooking wine, since it has a bitter flavor. Types of white wine that are great for cooking are:
Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay Pinot Grigio Pinot Gris
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A few more of our favorite homemade pasta sauce recipes: this marinara sauce, tomato cream sauce or tomato basil sauce are our top choices for a red sauce. This basil pesto adds an herby flair to pasta. If you’re looking for plant-based options, try our fan-favorite vegan alfredo sauce.
Sauté garlic and shallot in butter. Melt the butter and sauté the aromatics, which will make your kitchen smell divine! Watch it carefully: you don’t want it to brown—just enough to be fragrant and transparent. Add flour: like a quick roux! The flour acts as a thickener. It’s like a quick version of a roux, a way to thicken creamy sauces like in this easy cream sauce. Add Parmesan cheese. After simmering the white wine and cream, a hint of Parmesan cheese adds a savory body to the flavors.
Serve it with long or short-cut pasta (spaghetti, bucatini, penne, or rigatoni) with fresh herbs like finely chopped parsley, basil, thyme or oregano. If serving the pasta as a main, add a side cannellini beans, white beans or arugula salad. Drizzle over salmon or chicken, like baked salmon or baked chicken. Add sauteed shrimp to make a shrimp pasta. Drizzle it over vegetables like roasted broccoli or roasted asparagus.
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