# Advise needed about cooking with shallots

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advise-needed-about-cooking-with-shallots/269370>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 15, 2004, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advise-needed-about-cooking-with-shallots/269370 "2004-10-15T13:51:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2004, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advise-needed-about-cooking-with-shallots/269370/21 "2004-10-16T06:44:27Z")

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> [@indecisive1](#):
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> I’ve never had shallots (that I know of). I noticed them at the store and bought some to try.
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> I’m planning on making my mom’s famous beer stew today and thought I’d throw them in there whole, but I wonder if that would be a waste of my first shallot experience.
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> Maybe I should saute them with some mushrooms instead?

yes

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