Recipes With Red Wine

Got red wine on hand? Here are 17 recipes you can make with it, ranked by how few extra ingredients they need — the simplest matches come first.

Traditional Croatian Goulash

Beef · Croatian

Slow-Roasted Strip Steak

Rigatoni with fennel sausage sauce

Lamb · Italian

Bigos (Polish hunter's stew)

Beef · Polish

Bigos (Hunters Stew)

Pork · Polish

Pairs well with

Garlic Onion Bay Beef Flour Virgin Olive Oil Beef Broth Carrot

Storing & using Red Wine

Keep tightly sealed; refrigerate after opening if the label says to, and keep oils away from heat and direct light. Out of Red Wine? beef broth + vinegar is a common swap (1:1 with splash vinegar).

Red Wine recipe FAQs

What can I make with just red wine?

Start with the simplest recipes above — most lean on garlic or a few everyday staples alongside it.

What goes well with red wine?

Garlic, Onion, Bay, Beef, Flour are the most common pairings in our recipes.

How do I find recipes for red wine plus what else I have?

Use Cook with what you have (/pantry/) — add red wine plus anything else in your kitchen, and recipes rank by how many you already own.