Candied shallots

  • Portion size: Serves 8
  • Ready in 35 minutes
  • Difficulty: easy

This candied shallots recipe makes a delicious side dish to accompany your roast.

If you can’t get enough of shallots, make them the star of the show in this tarte tatin!

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Ingredients

  • 32 small to medium (575g) shallots
  • 40g butter
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • 250ml good red wine
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Method

  1. Cover the unpeeled shallots with boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain and, when cool, peel the skins away.
  2. Heat the butter and oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the shallots and fry for 5 minutes, tossing, until golden. Add the sugar and cook for a further 5 minutes, until the sugar begins to caramelise.
  3. Add the wine, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until tender.
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  5. Uncover, increase the heat and simmer for 3-4 minutes, until syrupy. Season and serve.

Nutrition

  • 111kcals Calories
  • 5.6g (2.8g saturated) Fat
  • 0.9g Protein
  • 9.7g (3.9g sugar) Carbs
  • 0.1g Salt

Make Ahead

Not suitable for freezing but to get ahead make the recipe, cool, then reheat later.

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