Can you substitute Shaoxing wine for white wine?

Shaoxing wine provides alcohol content and complex, nutty flavors that work well in Chinese cooking.

Best for

chinese cooking, when you want complex flavor, when you want nutty flavor, sauces, deglazing

Shaoxing wine adds complex, nutty flavors.

Dry sherry provides alcohol content and acidity with nutty, complex flavors similar to shaoxing wine.

Best for

when you want similar complexity, spanish cooking, mediterranean dishes, when you want nutty flavor, sauces

Use dry sherry, not sweet or cream sherry.

Madeira provides alcohol content and acidity with complex, nutty flavors similar to shaoxing wine.

Best for

when you want similar complexity, portuguese cooking, when you want depth, sauces, deglazing

Use dry madeira, not sweet.

Chicken broth provides depth while lemon juice adds acidity and soy sauce adds umami flavor.

Best for

non-alcoholic cooking, when you want rich flavor, chinese-inspired dishes, sauces, deglazing

Adjust soy sauce to taste.

Dry white wine provides similar alcohol content to shaoxing wine but with cleaner flavor and more acidity.

Amount

Same amount

Best for

when you want less complexity, when you want cleaner flavor, delicate dishes, when you want more acidity, simple sauces

Use dry white wine, not sweet.