How to prepare an onion or shallot

you will need:

• 1 1 onion
• Total weight: 125 grams

Times:

Step by step recipe

• 1: Place an onion or shallot on its side.
• 2: Cut off the base (about ½ cm or ¼") and discard.
• 3: Do the same with the top.
• 4: Slit the whole height of the skin down the side.
• 5: Peel off the skin to leave just the white flesh.
• 6: Rinse and dry.
• 7: Cut in half lengthways.
• 8: Place flat side down, and slice horizontally, but without cutting right to the end, so that the slices are still held together.
• 9: Then slice vertically, again without cutting right to the end. You will then have small sticks held together by the uncut portion.
• 10: And finally, slice downwards, as if slicing the half shallot normally, to cut into small pieces ready to add to your recipe.
• 11: Finish by chopping the uncut portion.
• 12: Do the same with the other half, and your shallot is ready for use.
• 13: See all this steps in a small video.