This will help you peel the small onion faster

Peel shallots - step by step -

The relationship between the shallot and the conventional kitchen onion can be clearly seen at first glance. A closer look reveals clear differences. The shallot is smaller, not round, but oval, and the dry skin is extremely thin. It cannot be removed as easily as the peel of the kitchen onion. Even with a sharp knife, only small pieces of peel can be removed. But there is also a good method for removing the shell from the shallot.

1. Place the shallot on a firm work surface.
2. Take a sharp knife and remove the stem attachment, cut the roots deeply, but not completely.
3. Score the onion skin a little in this area.
4. Turn the shallot so that the end of the root is on top.
5. Grasp the cut root attachment and pull it down.
6. A large part of the shell has now been removed.
7. Now completely peel off the remaining outer shell of the shallot with your fingers.

If the outer shell of the shallot is removed, it is immediately noticeable that the actual onion consists of several small onions that no longer have a dry skin. One speaks here of the mother onion, consisting of several daughter onions.

A tip for the simplified peeling of the shallot

If you don't want to peel off the thin skin of the shallot in small pieces, you can put the onion in warm water for some time. The skins become soft and can then be easily peeled off in large parts or even in one piece if the stile and roots have been removed beforehand.
Now the daughter onions can easily be divided and processed on a work board.