How to Mince a Shallot
How to Mince a Shallot

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Shallots are members of the onion family that taste like a cross between garlic and red onions. Mincing shallots is not as essential a knife skill as, say, learning how to slice and dice an onion, but a properly minced shallot can spell the difference. Without further ado: How to Mince a Shallot, Step by Step.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook how to mince a shallot using 2 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make How to Mince a Shallot:
  1. Take 1 each Shallot
  2. Make ready 1 each Sharp Knife

Cut these into chunks, rocking the knife up and down while you hold the blade steady with the fingers of your. Mincing shallots is not as essential a knife skill as, say, learning how to slice and dice an onion, but a properly minced shallot can spell the difference Of course the first step to any fine knife work like this is to start with a very sharp knife, but once you've got that, mincing a shallot is not all that. And if Grant can mince a shallot like Superman, so can you. I have heard all my life how important cutting onions is and Ill tell you a secret it isn't important at all.

Steps to make How to Mince a Shallot:
  1. Make sure your knife is very sharp.
  2. Slice a bit off the tip opposite the root end.
  3. Slice the shallot into two halves at it's widest plane. Just like a hamburger bun.
  4. Here's the tough part. With the split halves placed cut-side down, cut as many parallel slits, perpendicular to the root tip, as possible, but do not slice far enough to remove any pieces from the main body. Tough to explain, but hopefully the images will help.
  5. Now, with your blade parallel to your work surface, cut as many slits as possible into the face of the shallot, again being careful to not slice enough to separate any pieces from the main body.
  6. What you should have now is basicallya grid pattern sliced into your shallot. To finish, just chop finely, moving from the sliced end to the root tip. The result should be little cubes of shallot. Great to start a Sautée or add a little flavor to a vinaigrette.

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