This is a handy idea for savory, meaty braises. Instead of simply cooking with wine or vinegar, double down by soaking ...

To make the marinade, heat the olive oil in a separate pan and fry the onion, carrot, bay leaves, raisins, pine nuts and chilli until the vegetables are soft. Add the vinegar, wine and sugar ...

If the sound of raisins in your baked goods makes you cringe, you really ought to give plumping a chance. It's really so easy to rehydrate raisins this way.

producing vinegar. The entire process takes around 30 days. [Mike]’s first round of experiments was mainly with fresh fruit, with the addition of raisins. To prevent white mold from forming the ...