Replacement for wine...

Assalamualaikum and Salam Sejahtera to all?

Cooking with alcohol, well as a Muslim, I am well aware oflimit in my food that I eat everyday or cooking, though there is alwaystemptation of wanting to try anything that is widely available in the marketand yet I still have to limit myself to do so. As my understanding, there isalways alternative/replacement ingredients, one close example is: Carbonara is never a?halal? food and as replacement for bacon, we use smoked beef strip (whichtaste almost the same I think).

This post topic is all about replacement for wine, morespecific is red wine.  I dare to say thatabout 40 to 60% blogs that I?ve been thru are talking about alcohol in theirfood and for some, about 60-80% were highlighted. So, that makes me thinkthat for a Muslims, those who read blogs are not interested to read any post thatfeatured to non-halal food around (as for me those articles with pork featuredpost, I?ll straight away skip them) but with wine or anything alcoholic in thefood, its still be considered just to add for knowledge.

There were period of time for me, where food is all abouttaste, satisfaction for your appetite and whatever you eat/taste, regardlessreligion, you will have to try to eat them especially foods that looks reallygood, oh! so good!. I know that, it is wrong but for me, you live only once and if you nevertry it you will never get the chance and I am glad that those periods has overexcept under some circumstances, I think.

Red wine is used as marinations, flavoring and finishing. Asa replacement, I use red/white wine vinegar (you?ll have to be careful fortheir amount cause of sour taste), sparkling grape juice and stewed grape(usually home made). These are most available product in our limited markethere in Bruneiwhich I believed that in oversea there are more choices available in themarket.

As for marinations for meat or seafood, I would recommendred/white wine vinegar (I don?t have pics for this, sorry)

Spaghetti Alla Mediterranean prepared by Chef Jimmy usingRose ? an improved version of his signature spaghetti

And here is his recipe?

1 tsp garlic (sliced)

1 tsp onion (diced)

3 nos asparagus (sliced)

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Black olive (crushed)

Diced tomato

Dried tomato (diced)

Spinach

Chili (sliced)

¼ cup rose

100 gm cooked spaghetti

Salt and pepper

Method:

Heat up a pan, add in evoo, saute onion and garlic to fragrance. Add in chili, asparagus, dried tomato, stir and cook to a bit brown color. Put in rose and reduced, simmer for about 5 minute, add in tomato and black olive, cook for about 2 minute.  Add in Spaghetti, spinach and seasoning. Serve hot.

I have to highlight here that I still doubt non-halal-nessof wine in cooking (can anyone give me a good answer to this) that alcoholevaporated during cooking process, so, there is no more alcohol.  My big question is, no more alcohol in thatso cooked food, is it still consider non-halal?...

Regards, Chef Nash