For the gravy, heat the butter in a saucepan. Add the shallots and button mushrooms and cook until the shallots are a light golden-brown. Add the garlic and thyme and stir for another 2 minutes.

Shallots may look like onions, but looks can be deceiving. Small but mighty, shallots are an unassuming ingredient known for their versatility. You may wonder what you can do with them, but the real ...

Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Place the shallots in a bowl with the olive oil, balsamic vinegar and sugar and give it all a good mix. Leave to sit at least 10 minutes. Place the ...

Shallots are now widely available and recently a new variety has made it onto supermarket shelves. This is the torpedo-shaped banana shallot, used in this recipe, that is longer than the ...

Heat the oven grill to high. Place the eggplants, chillies, garlic cloves and shallots on a shallow tray and slide it into the oven so the vegetables are about 2cm (⅞in) from the heating element.