Luckily, swapping citrus juice for vinegar couldn't be easier when cooking. If you're using lemon, lime, or orange juice, you can replace your vinegar at a 1:1 ratio, and you can typically dump your citrus into the recipe during the same step as you would with the vinegar. Keep in mind that there may be slight flavor variations, depending on which type of juice you use. Orange juice, for instance, generally has more sugar than vinegar and may make your sauce or dish sweeter. If you find that the flavor changes too much, see where else you can remove sweetness in your dish — in the case of the honey-walnut shrimp, you could scale back a little on the brown sugar or honey.
And while citrus juice can effectively replace vinegar in almost all cooking recipes, some varieties will work better for some types of vinegar than others. The apple cider kind, for instance, already has a slightly fruity flavor and tastes a little sweeter than most, so it works well when swapped with orange juice. White or malt vinegar, on the other hand, which are full of sourness but can still brighten up other ingredients, work well when subbed out for equal amounts of lemon or lime juice. But when you're in a hurry, it's a safe bet to substitute vinegar for whichever citrus juice you have in the fridge.
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