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    when a recipe says "2 shallots", is that like 2 heads of garlic, or is that like 2 cloves of garlic? (i know they are different, i mean, the quantity)
    Sep 08, 2010 5:41pm PDT
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    when a recipe says "2 shallots", is that like 2 heads of garlic, or is that like 2 cloves of garlic? (i ... : FrayLoThis person is cool!

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      shallots aren't garlic : multisyncThis person is cool!
      • 1 shallot = http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.direct-foods.co.uk/images/Shallots.jpg&imgrefu... : multisyncThis person is cool!
      • But if they were the same, it would mean 2 heads of garlic. : C@ffineThis person is cool!
      • how dis werk daaaaaaaaaa : fishboneThis person is cool!
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      a shallot is usually called a spring onion... it is the size of a golf ball. : jane911
      • spring onions are not challots. : disembodied potatoThis person is cool!
    • 2 of the equivalent of cloves of shallot : jimmy_legs
    • A shallot is a delicious vegetable. Purple, kind of similar to an onion. : dmasonThis person is cool!
    • Sorry but hahahahahaah : stonedonkey
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      well what i mean is that when i unwrap a shallot, there are two separate bulbs inside : FrayLoThis person is cool!
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        which resemble cloves but are clearly not cloves. come on stonedonkey i'm not jbury here : FrayLoThis person is cool!
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          LOL OK that makes more sense : stonedonkey
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            http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_pr4ezfo7jg1crt3r9bq1.jpg : FrayLoThis person is cool!
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              That whole thing in that picture would count as one shallot : ninjase
              • including the thumb - THE GODS OF COOKING DEMAND IT : multisyncThis person is cool!
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        then I would use 2 shallots like the recipe calls for. Your example would be one shallot. : redfiveThis person is cool!
        • yep. everything in one skin is a shallot. : jimmy_legs
      • no you want 2 of them - even if they have 2 bulbs. unless it's a huge ass shallot. : dahanese
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shallot : HoaxThis person is cool!
    • Shallots are similar to onions, nothing at all like garlic : ninjase
    • lol fraylo those arent even the same plant!! : boring gegtik
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      individual bulbs= 1 shallot maybe 2=1 if they are small : .Jayson
      • though it sounds like I have been doing it wrong now that I am reading the other replies. I don't use t... : .Jayson
    • shallot + rosemary + wine + butter + browned bits = awesome sauce : radicusThis person is cool!
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      I dont' understand how people are misinterpreting your question. : mobab
      • Me either, there are bulbs inside. : FrayLoThis person is cool!
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        I at first thought he was trying to substitute garlic for shallots (onion for shallots would at least mak... : ninjase
        • That's what I thought too. : edgewiseThis person is cool!
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        well you see it's because they're fucking idiots : fishboneThis person is cool!
        • jk!! : fishboneThis person is cool!
      • i know, it's pretty clear that he knows they aren't the same.. yet everyone responded telling him that th... : dopemanThis person is cool!
    • Don't worry FrayLo, I understand what you are asking, and I don't think it's an unreasonable one for a no... : BeanThis person is cool!
    • Shallots are pretty mild anyway -- even if you overdid it, it would still probably be fine. : ziprThis person is cool!
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      It means two shallots -- the entire thing. Shallots are like tiny onions, but they taste very different ... : Ride-My-RocketThis person is cool!
      • Trader Joe's has an onion/shallot/garlic mix already all chopped up and fresh... makes a fucking amazing ... : laurgasmsThis person is cool!
    • I think it's like 2 shallots. : walker270This person is cool!
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      u shallot pass : spaceless
      • iawtp : boring gegtik
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      Next time on COOKING WITH JBURY... : systaticThis person is cool!
      • oh never mind, I see what you're asking. apologies. : systaticThis person is cool!
    • You should ask Gene : slickdoodyThis person is cool!
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      wow how stupid are you??? : maullaThis person is cool!
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        for my next trick i will buy dlc : FrayLoThis person is cool!
        • would you try to buy it with shallots though?? : DownforceThis person is cool!
    • Just make some garlic shallots. : dognoseThis person is cool!
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      I think this thread is an interesting study of how reading the Shack chatty ruins your ability to properl... : fishboneThis person is cool!
      • Yes .. first thought was "OMG shallots are not garlic!!! WTF!" Cook-Rage-Post, then seeing the last words... : LukiopimpThis person is cool!
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      Shallots are more like onions actually. If you don't have any take a spring onion instead. : LukiopimpThis person is cool!
      • My bad .. 2 shallots would be like four cloves of garlic quantify wise. : LukiopimpThis person is cool!