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Shallot vs Duxelles - What's the difference?

shallot | duxelles |

As nouns the difference between shallot and duxelles

is that shallot is a vegetable in the onion family while duxelles is a finely chopped mixture of mushrooms, onions, shallots and herbs sautéed in butter and reduced to a paste, used in stuffings and sauces (as in beef Wellington) or as a garnish.

shallot

English

(wikipedia shallot)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A vegetable in the onion family.
  • # Allium ascalonium .
  • # Allium oschaninii .
  • # Any small onion.
  • # (New Orleans) A scallion

    • See also

    * chive * scallion * spring onion

    duxelles

    English

    Noun

  • A finely chopped mixture of mushrooms, onions, shallots and herbs d in butter and reduced to a paste, used in stuffings and sauces (as in beef Wellington) or as a garnish.