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Default The When and Why on adding Wine to Recipes? Help!!

Cookie1973 > wrote:
>I was making a soup tonight that said to add all the ingredients
>(Broth, butter, herbs, etc.) and simmer for an hour before adding the
>wine and simmering for another two hours. So I accidentally added the
>wine at the beginning and was wondering how badly I screwed up? Why
>should you wait an hour? Is it simply because it will evaporate?
>Should I add more at the hour mark? Any suggestions would be greatly
>appreciated.


The acid or alcohol might inhibit something that happens
during that hour.

What kind of soup?

--Blair
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