If a recipe calls for a sauteed shallot and you dont have 1-What can you substitute?

Question

It is my own recipe for pork scallopini in a white wine cream sauce.   It was PERFECT and my husband wants it again, but I am waiting for holiday deliveries and wrapping presents and don't want to go to the market to get a shallot.  Wondering what combination of onion and garlic I should use to try and duplicate the taste?  I have both a yellow onion and a sweet onion.  Which one should I use and how much garlic per 1/2 diced onion should I use?

Lindsay-Jean H. · Accepted Answer

I'd use the yellow onion, but honestly, either one would be fine, especially since it's such a small amount (we tend to assume 1 medium shallot is about 2 tablespoons finely chopped) and only add in garlic if you just felt like the recipe could use/benefit from garlic.

kim · Answer

I've used white onion and I've also used Egyptian Walking Onion as a substitute.

Christine V. · Answer

thank you

If a recipe calls for a sauteed shallot and you dont have 1-What can you substitute?

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