Substitute for vin cotto

Monita is a recipe tester for Food52.

added 8 months ago

A search on amazon.com offers some possibilities for vin cotto
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But you could also try a very sweet wine like a ruby port

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'Vin cotto' means 'cooked wine'. You can make your own, which is the way many people do in Puglia. Here's a recipe to get you started: http://www.academiabarilla...

I would use a Primitivo for the red wine.

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Susan is a recipe tester for Food52.

added 8 months ago

A nice concentrated, aged balsamic vinegar should do. I love using fig balsamic vinegar, too!

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I agree, Susan--and was also thinking of mixing just a bit of honey or molasses into the balsamic to get that note of sweetness. I tasted some of the vincotto after I wrote my note above--if I had some molasses, I'd give it a try, but alas, no molasses where I live.

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Mario Battalli has instructions for an amazing vino cotto in his recipe for Chicken Vino Cotto inthe Molto Mario cookbook. He tells us to reduce red wine (I think 4 1/2 C, any type of red wine), with honey, cinnamon sticks, and whole cloves. Reduce to 1/4 of original volume. You may be able to find the exact recipe and amounts online. This recipe is one of my all-time favorites.

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Authentic vino cotto actually contains no vinegar and is made from 100% premium wine grapes. You may want to consider trying a vino cotto that my family produces. We follow my husband's 4th generation Italian family recipe from Calabria. http://vinocotto.us/

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