Cooking Ingredient Substitutions

Many of us have started cooking at home, but how do you manage when you can only go to the supermarket every so often? Whenever a recipe calls for an ingredient you don’t have, try these cooking substitutions!

Cooking Ingredient Substitutions:

All Spice (1 tsp) – ½ tsp cinnamon + ¼ tsp ginger + ¼ tsp cloves

Garlic (1 clove) – ⅛ tsp garlic powder, ¼ tsp instant mince garlic

Freshly-grated ginger root (1 tsp) – ½ tsp ground ginger

Onion (1 cup) chopped – 1 cup chopped green onions; 1 cup chopped leeks; ¼ cup dried minced onion; ¼ cup onion powder

Beef or chicken broth (1 cup) – 1 bouillon cube + 4 cups boiling water

Dry bread crumbs (1 cup) – 1 cup crushed cornflakes; 1 cup ground oats; 1 cup crushed potato chips

Hot pepper Sauce (1 tsp) – ¾ cayenne pepper + 1 tsp vinegar

Sour cream (1 cup) – 1 cup plain or Greek yogurt; ¾ cup buttermilk and ⅓ cup butter

Rice wine vinegar – apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar

Lemon juice – Lime juice, orange juice or half as much white vinegar

Toasted sesame oil – 1 tbsp neutral tasting oil (grapeseed, canola) + ¼ tsp toasted sesame seeds

Oyster sauce – 1 tbsp soy sauce + ¼ tsp sugar

Chili garlic sauce – Sriracha + freshly minced garlic

Fresh herbs (1 tbsp) – 1 tsp (chopped or whole leaf) dried herbs

Lemon zest (1 tsp) – ½ tsp lemon extract; 2 tbsp lemon juice

Corn syrup (1 cup) – 1 cup granulated sugar + ¼ cup water

Honey (1 cup) – 1 ¼ cup granulated sugar, ¼ cup water