Mirin vs. Sake

[DebMG]

I have a recipe that calls for a little bit of sake. I bought a bottle of mirin. Is this acceptable, or did I just waste my money on the Japanese equivilant of "cooking wine"?

Debbie

[wallycat]

Mirin is seasoned sake...Mirin usually contains sugar or corn syrup or whatever they are using to sweeten it these days.

Sake is like a fine wine that uses rice to make it instead of grapes :)

Look at the recipe and see if sugar is required...it usually is. I would then just leave out the sugar and use the Mirin.
I usually buy only sake and if it calls for Mirin I add a bit of sugar to make the recipe closer to what it ought to taste like.
Just my 2cents.