Learn how to cut an onion the easy way! This simple tutorial will leave you with perfectly sliced or diced onion in just a matter of minutes.
Prep Time: 5 minutesminutes
Total Time: 5 minutesminutes
Servings: 1
Equipment
Cutting Board
Sharp Knife
Ingredients
1onion
Instructions
Cut both ends off the onion. Then sit it up vertically on one of the flat ends that you cut off.
Slice the onion in half, right down the middle. Then remove the peel and lay each half on the cutting board, center side down.
Dicing: Carefully place one hand at the top of the onion half and your knife at the bottom. Slice horizontally into the onion but don’t cut all the way through. You want the knife to almost reach the other end, but stop before it does. Make about 3-5 of these horizontal slices. Use the same technique to make vertical slices down the onion (stop before you cut all the way through). Then start at one of the sides and make vertical slices all the way to the other side. The onion will dice into pieces as you slice.
Slicing: Start at one of the sides and use your knife to make vertical slices all the way to the other side. The width in between each slice will determine how thick or thin they are. I prefer mine on the thinner side.
Notes
Yield: 1 medium onion will produce about 1 cup. To freeze: Add to a freezer bag and seal the air out. Then store in the freezer for about 3 to 6 months.