Simple Substitutions for Common Kitchen Ingredients
Are You Prepared?
How often do you run out of ingredients mid-recipe?
Relax, we've got that...
Everyone is home for dinner so why not prepare something special for this rare, together-time meal. You decide on the honey-glazed rub recipe you've had your eye on for weeks. The sauce ingredients are beginning to simmer as you head to the pantry for the red stuff and then realize that you have no tomato sauce on hand. Ouch. Read on for easy-to-fix, emergency substitutions for common recipe ingredients that will get you to the finish line on time. Dinner is served!
How Much Should I Use?
You Don't have This...
...Substitute with This
1 cup dry breadcrumbs
¾ cup cracker crumbs
1TB Cornstarch
2-1/2 tsp Arrowroot or potato starch; 5 tsp rice starch ; or 2 TB all-purpose flour or quick-cooking tapioca
1 small clove garlic
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1 cup Honey
1-1/4 cups granulated sugar + 1/3 cup liquid.
For the liquid, I like to use apple juice for sweet recipes; and either broth, or a mixture of 1 tsp Bragg Liquid Aminos with water to make 1/3 cup1 small Onion
1 TB instant minced onion; 1/2 TB onion powder.
I have also used 1.5 TB snipped fresh chives1 TB chopped Ginger
1/8 tsp powdered ginger; or 1 TB rinsed, chopped candied ginger
1 tsp Lemon juice
½ tsp vinegar
½ lb Fresh Mushrooms
1 (6 oz) can, drained
1 cup Yogurt
1 cup buttermilk; or 1 cup milk + 1 TB lemon juice
1 cup Tomato sauce
½ cup tomato paste + ½ cup water
Be sure to share your ingredient substitutions in the comments section below.
