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how to cut a shallot

How To Cut A Shallot


  • Author: Jasmine Mattey
  • Total Time: 3 minutes

Description

Learn step-by-step how to slice, dice, and julienne a shallot.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 shallot, peeled

Instructions

Slices:

  1. Place the flatter side of the peeled shallot against your cutting board.
  2. Begin with the tip of the shallot and create ⅛ inch round slices through the width of the vegetable.
  3. Continue creating ⅛ inch slices until you get to the root end of the shallot, and discard.

Dice:

  1. Leave small shallots whole, or cut a large shallot in half, lengthwise through the root.
  2. Lay your shallot flat on your board.
  3. With your knife parallel to your cutting board, slice the shallot almost entirely in half, from tip to root, leaving the root end intact.
  4. Create thin slices that run the length of the shallot, about ⅛ inch each. Do not slice into the root end that is holding the shallot together. 
  5. Starting at the tip of the shallot, make ⅛ inch cuts crossways to create a fine dice.

Julienne: 

  1. Cut off the tip and root of a peeled shallot. 
  2. Slice the whole shallot in half lengthwise. 
  3. Stabilize the shallot by placing the cut side against the cutting board.
  4. Cut ⅛ inch slices through the entirety of the shallot, lengthwise.
  5. Repeat on the other half of the shallot.
  • Prep Time: 3 minutes
  • Category: Knife Skills
  • Cuisine: French

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