Shallots, to me, are a different thing. Here is a link to what I understand as shallots:
http://www.realsimple.com/food-recip...363/index.html . They are kind of a mix between onions and garlic, and are very good.
I just saw a recipe for caramelized shallots on a website, that I am looking forwards to trying out soon. I shan't give out the recipe yet, as I haven't tried it out. Besides, it is someone else's recipe, and she has her own website, so that wouldn't be fair to her.