fruit and vegetable cooking techniques

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Peel the onion and cut in half. Place the flat side on to your work surface and begin cutting thin slices, keeping your fingers tucked back away from the blade. Turn the onion on to the other side ...

How to dice an onion

Peel the onion in half and cut it in half through the root. Cut the onion into thin slices, leaving them joined to the root. Make 2 or 3 cuts through the onion and the cut across the slices to form ...

How to peel a citrus fruit

Cut a slice from the top and bottom of the fruit. Place the fruit on a stable surface and then use a thin bladed knife to follow the shape of the fruit and cut away the skin. Make sure to remove ...

How to peel a pineapple

Check if the pineapple is ripe by pulling out a leaf - if it comes out easily then the pineapple is ready to wat. Slice off the bottom of the fruit and stand the pineapple up. Hold the leaves and ...

How to prepare an artichoke

Break off the artichoke stem and then start pulling off leaves. Once the shape of the artichoke heart is revealed, cut off the inner leaves and then use a paring knife to remove all of the green ...

How to blanch tomatoes

Start by scoring a small cross in the base of the tomatoes. Use the tip of a knife to remove the base of the stalk. Plunge the tomatoes into a pan of rapidly boiling water to halt the cooking ...

How to prepare asparagus

Snap the asparagus stems at their natural breaking point to remove the tough base. Peel the stem so it is one size all the way along, this will mean that the whole asparagus will cook in the same ...

How to prepare a mango

Mangoes have an oval shaped stone in the centre. Locate the stone and then cut either side of it using a sharp knife. Remove any remaining skin and cut the rest of the flesh from the stone. Take ...

How to remove the seeds from a pomegranate

Cut the pomegranate in half. Hold the pomegrante over a bowl and tap the shell with a metal spoon, gently squeezing the fruit as you do so. Use the seeds to finish a cous cous salad.

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