Is it permissible to work as a chef in a restaurant that uses white wine in cooking to tenderise meat?

Short answer

The ruling states that white wine is forbidden to use in cooking because it is a type of alcoholic drink.

Negeri SembilanOpinion (irsyad)

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Authority: Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department
Status: Opinion (irsyad)
Series: Soal Jawab Agama
Topic: Food & Halal

No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.

Summary

The ruling states that white wine is forbidden to use in cooking because it is a type of alcoholic drink. Work connected with alcohol is also forbidden. The answer does not give an exception for dishes that cause no intoxication after being eaten.

Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.

White wine haram digunakan dalam masakan kerana ia sejenis arak. Perkerjaan yang berkaitan arak juga haram.

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Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department. “White wine”, date not stated. https://muftins.gov.my/soaljawab/white-wine/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/chef-cooking-with-white-wine-ruling/