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Here’s How: Take the Bite out of Shallots with Vinegar
How-To, Food Prep Daniel Dagman How-To, Food Prep Daniel Dagman

Here’s How: Take the Bite out of Shallots with Vinegar

Nearly as often as we ask you to mince your garlic into paste, we instruct you to transfer your minced shallot to a small bowl with some vinegar. After that, as you get back to cooking your steak or your chopped apple salad or your farro. Meanwhile, the vinegar gets to work on the shallot. It’s amazing how much better your meal will be just because you left the shallots alone!

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