What Is Rice wine and How Can I Use It?
Rice wine is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store it, what to substitute, and 185 recipes to get you started.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 tsp (4g)Where found
Rice wine is usually found in the asian section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Rice wine is a member of the Beverages US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much does rice wine weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 teaspoon | 4 grams |
| 1 fl oz | 29 grams |
Related
Beverages
| In Chinese: | 米酒 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | saké | |
| en español: | vino de arroz |
Recipes using rice wine
There are 185 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Favorite Beef & Broccoli
Simple ingredients and authentic technique get this sensational Broccoli Beef stirfry on the table in a flash. Faster than delivery or takeout!
Favorite Beef & Broccoli
Simple ingredients and authentic technique get this sensational Broccoli Beef stirfry on the table in a flash. Faster than delivery or takeout!
Stir-Fried Longbeans
Chinese longbeans stir-fried with cloud ear fungus, silk squash, shallots, and ginger in an oyster sauce and rice wine glaze. Swap in green beans and zucchini if you can't find the Asian varieties.
Shrimp (Chicken) & Sugar Snap Pea Stir Fry
An easy dish that's also very tasty. Quick and easy to make, perfect dinner on a busy week day.
Vegetarian Pot Stickers
Vegetarian pot stickers stuffed with shiitake, napa cabbage, spinach, and tofu, then pan-fried crisp on the bottom and steamed tender on top. A healthy, customizable take on classic Chinese dumplings.
Lisa's Chicken Chow Mein
Lisa's chicken chow mein: marinated chicken stir-fried in a smoking-hot wok with bok choy, shiitakes, bean sprouts, and noodles in a soy-oyster-black bean sauce. Restaurant-style in 40 minutes.
Veggie Jiao Zi (Chinese Dumpling) Soup
A light yet delicious Chinese dumpling soup. The dumpings are made with several kinds of veggies, smoked tofu, shiitake mushrooms, water chest nuts, and black fungus, tossed with soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil. Simply wrap it up with store-bought wonton or dumpling wraps.
Chinese: Orange Chicken
Asian flavors ring true in this orange scented Chinese chicken with snow pea pods.
Chinese: Orange Chicken
Asian flavors ring true in this orange scented Chinese chicken with snow pea pods.
Dennis' General Tso Chicken
This is my version of the wonderful dish known as General Tso's Chicken (sometimes also called General Chicken.) I use quite a bit of ground chilies in my recipe. (If you prefer a milder version just reduce the amount of ground chilies.)
Sesame Beef Strips
Easy Chinese sesame beef strips and broccoli. With both stir-fry and microwave directions. Colorful with punchy Asian flavor.
Beef Chow Fun with Black Bean Sauce
Beef chow fun stir-fries marinated flank steak with fresh wide rice noodles, fermented black bean paste, garlic, ginger, onion, and peppers. A 15-minute Cantonese wok classic.
Favourite Chinese Pepper Chicken
Loaded with Asian flavours! Garlic, ginger, and soy highlight this easy to make stir-fried chicken and vegetable dish that surely satisfies everyone's appetite!
Amazing Shrimp Wonton Soup
An authentic Chinese Shrimp Wonton soup. Prepared wonton wrappers make preparation easy.
Barbecued Pork Strips
Chinese-style char siu pork strips marinated in soy sauce, hoisin, five spice, rice wine, and red bean curd, then oven-roasted and glazed with honey. Serve as a main course or slice thin for appetizers.
Ma Po Tofu
Mapo tofu stir-fries marinated ground pork with hot bean paste, ginger, garlic, and chiles, then simmers cubed tofu in the spicy sauce. Authentic Sichuan classic ready in under an hour.
Hongshao Wanyu
Hongshao wanyu: crispy whole fish (or cod fillet) pan-fried then braised in a fragrant sauce of dried tangerine peel, black bean, ginger, garlic, and dark soy. Classic Chinese technique.
Steamed Chicken with Sausage
A whole chicken cut up and steamed in a wok with sliced Chinese pork sausage, light soy sauce, rice wine, and sesame oil. A simple, traditional Cantonese steamed chicken with just a handful of ingredients.
Chao Douya (Soybean Sprouts with Pork)
Classic Chinese stir-fry of crunchy soybean sprouts with marinated pork and shrimp paste. Fast wok cooking keeps sprouts crisp-tender.
Steamed Flounder with Black Mushrooms & Ham
Whole flounder scored and stuffed with ginger, ham, and Chinese black mushrooms, steamed and finished with a soy-rice wine sauce. An elegant Cantonese-style steamed fish ready in 40 minutes.
Steamed Flounder with Black Mushrooms & Ham
Whole flounder scored and stuffed with ginger, ham, and Chinese black mushrooms, steamed and finished with a soy-rice wine sauce. An elegant Cantonese-style steamed fish ready in 40 minutes.
Eight Jewel Chicken
Savor Eight Jewel Chicken: a quick, healthy stir-fry with tender chicken, eight vibrant veggies, and crunchy peanuts. Ideal for easy Asian-inspired dinners, gluten-free meals, or vegetable-packed weeknight recipes under 40 minutes.
Peking Lamb with Leeks
Peking lamb with leeks stir-fries velveted lamb in savory brown bean sauce with Shao Hsing wine, dried chilies, and Chinese mushrooms. Triple-fried for crisp edges, soft centers, and deep wok flavor.
Noodles in Cucumber-Meat Sauce
Chinese noodles in a savory-sweet pork sauce of hoisin, hot bean paste and ginger, topped with cool, crisp cucumber, black sesame and cilantro. A hearty, fried-sauce noodle bowl.
Thai Pineapple Rice
Stir-fried rice loaded with chicken, shrimp, ham, peas, and sweet pineapple chunks, served right inside a hollowed-out pineapple. A showstopping Thai fried rice that tastes as wild as it looks.
