12.24.2009

iron and wine

Last week, I was given a cheap bottle of port. It was given as a joke and, as was the point, it's terrible. Normally I would use a bottle of cheap wine for cooking but I'm  not sure if this works for port as well. I've been searching through recipes online but have found nothing mentioning cheap port (or suggesting a use for cheap port). So, it's experiment time. And, yes, the giver is going to be my guinea pig.

The easy
Blue cheese, port and walnut spread
Port wine glaze

The realistic
Chicken with figs in a port wine sauce

The slightly ambitious
Pepper-crusted beef tenderloin with chocolate-port sauce
Vanilla cheesecake with cherry topping

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