In the pantry · 8 uses
shallot
Onion flavor with less water and more perfume, so it works raw where an onion would shout. Sliced thin into vinegar for ten minutes it loses its bite and keeps everything else.
6
dishes and drinks that need it
2
more where it is worth adding
100%
of those are under 30 min
Ingredient transformation map
What heat, time, and handling can turn shallot into
This is not a recipe. It is a map of useful states for this allium so the ingredient can become a component instead of waiting for one exact dish.
What it is usually standing next to
Garlic is in 67% of the dishes that call for it — close enough to be a rule rather than a habit.
Counted off required ingredients across the whole library. A companion listed here is one these dishes are built from, not one we are recommending.
If you have twenty minutes
Built on it · 6
Take it out and the dish is something else. Fastest first.
Worth adding · 2
These work without it. They work better with it.