How to prepare an onion or shallot
Onions and shallots are widely used in the recipes on this site, generally finely chopped. Here is a method to do it quite easily with a simple knife.
111,7174.3/5 for 11 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: February 21th 2011
You will need:
- 0
1 onion - Total weight: 125 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 10 min. | 10 min. |
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 1 min.
Place an onion or shallot on its side.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Cut off the base (about ½ cm or ¼") and discard.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Do the same with the top.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Slit the whole height of the skin down the side.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Peel off the skin to leave just the white flesh.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
Rinse and dry.
Stage 7
Cut in half lengthways.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Place flat side down, and slice horizontally, but without cutting right to the end, so that the slices are still held together.
Stage 9 - 1 min.
Then slice vertically, again without cutting right to the end. You will then have small sticks held together by the uncut portion.
Stage 10 - 1 min.
And finally, slice downwards, as if slicing the half shallot normally, to cut into small pieces ready to add to your recipe.
Stage 11 - 1 min.
Finish by chopping the uncut portion.
Stage 12
Do the same with the other half, and your shallot is ready for use.
Stage 13
See all this steps in a small video.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 51 Kcal or 214 Kj | 2 gr | 11 gr | 0 gr |
| 3 % | 1 % | 1 % | 0 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 41 Kcal or 172 Kj | 1 gr | 9 gr | 0 gr |
| 2 % | 1 % | 1 % | 0 % |
How much will it cost?
- For : 0.15 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rabbit terrine, Mexican salad, African style chicken, Pollack Parmentier, Spinach fritters, ... All |
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