Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Food and Entertaining: [header] How to mince a shallot [title] Lay the shallot on your cutting board. [step] Position your knife above the end of the shallot that has the small rootlets. [title] Cut a slit that is deep enough to almost but not quite cut off the end.

Ending1: [title] The shallower part of the shallot should be standing on its own. [step] Use your other hand to simply roll the shallot in your hands to make sure that each slit doesn't lead to more water escaping. Ending2: [step] You can cut into the shallot, but keep in mind that it may be a bit tricky to cut through the shallot. Try to leave about 1/4 to 1/2 inch of branch at the top of the shallots. Ending3: [step] Leaving the end barely attached will make the shallot easier to peel. [title] Position the shallot so that the rootlet end is on top and the wide end is on bottom. Ending4: [step] Leave the shallot lying opposite of the brbrities. [title] Cut the shallot in half across the slit.

Answer format: ending1/ending2/ending3/ending4