On Sundays, though, I like to pull out my binder of recipes I've saved from magazines and peruse Food Network for tasty meal ideas.
This week I decided I wanted to try my hand at the whole steak thing again with Steak Marsala. I paired it up with Parmesan Risotto and asparagus. It was incredible! Just so I didn't end up with steaks like this again, I let Stonewall grill them. They were perfect and the Marsala sauce was oh so very tasty! I had always wanted to try making risotto and it came out great! Very creamy and cheesy.
So what's the point of this post? Because we all know I don't just go around raving about my food.
Well, the Steak Marsala calls for shallots.
If you're a fine culinary genius like myself, you too are probably wondering: What the hell is a shallot?
After scouring the fresh produce section of my local grocery store it turns out a shallot is an onion that looks like a ball sac.
The recipe calls for two shallots.
So here's my next question...
Is one shallot the entire thing or just one of the giggleberries?
10 comments:
The nice thing about cooking over baking is that you have flexibility in the amount of ingredients. So, if you don't plan on useing a shallot anytime soon, I would chop the whole thing up and use it all. Normally however, I just chop up as much as I feel like using...so you could use one part, the whole thing, or two whole shallots.
I'm dying...it does look like a ball sac. Each one is one shallot. I love you though. You made risotto? And you don't cook? Risotto is scary! It took years for me to get the balls (well we're talking about them already, right?) to try risotto. I'm impressed.
Thanks for being a part of my SITS day and making it so spectacular. Your time and your words mean the world to me.
Lots of yummy love,
Alex aka Ma What's For Dinner
www.mawhats4dinner.com
You so just said "giggleberries" didn't you?! OMG too funny!
I second MG, although I have to say I prefer baking... it might be because I love me some fatty cakes though.
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LMAO! It does look like a ball sac!
Wow, cooking and baking are not my things at all...I just try to get through the week without complaints from my hubby, and his standards are pretty low so thats not saying much:)
Thanks for stopping by earlier!
bwaahahaha!! giggleberries?! best word ever!! and lady, i have NO clue....but man, now i'm going to think of you every time i'm in the produce section!
If you're not a cook, try this blog:
http://brandicastlecooking.blogspot.com/
So far all the recipes I've treid from there have been simple and delicious.
hilarious :D
It does look like a ball sac!
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