This short tutorial gives expert advice on the fine art of chopping an onion into fine, even pieces. VideoJug can’t stop your eyes watering but can help you become a professional in onion chopping.
You will need
* 1 Onion
* 1 Sharp Knife
* 1 Chopping Board
* 1 Swimming Goggles
Step 1: Introduction
I’m going to show you an easy way of chopping an onion into fine even pieces.
Step 2: Top & Tails
Place your onion on a chopping board, take a sharp knife and cut the shoot off the top and the root from the bottom.
TOP TIP: To stop yourself from crying when chopping an onion, try wearing swimming goggles. This stops the scent inducing gases from the onion from coming into contact with your eye.
Step 3: Peel The Onion
Remove the dry outer skin, and then peel the paper under skin away with your fingers.
Step 4: Cut
Put the onion, root side down on the chopping board, hold it steady with one hand and with your other slice finely cut across the onion. Do not cut all the way down, Leave about a centimeter at the bottom. The slices need to be held together at this stage.
Step 5: Turn and Cut
Turn the onion on to its side. Grip it carefully holding all the slices together then slice across the onion again. Finely diced pieces will fall away as you do this. Keep going until you reach the unsliced end. You can chop up the remaining centimeter of the onion; use it in stock, sandwiches, also right away.
Step 6: Chopped Onion
TOP TIP: To get rid of any onion smells on your hand rub your fingers over some stainless steel. This really works.
Vocabulary
to chop – szel, felvág
swimming goggles – úszószemüveg
scent – szag
to peel – hámoz
to rub – dörzsöl
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