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Chopping a bunch of fresh herbs – Jamie Oliver’s Home Cooking Skills


next thing I’m going to show you is how

next thing I’m going to show you is how to chop something like a herb nice and

to chop something like a herb nice and

to chop something like a herb nice and finely so parsley for example I’ll

finely so parsley for example I’ll

finely so parsley for example I’ll gather together oh that in a little pile

gather together oh that in a little pile

gather together oh that in a little pile take my chopping knife roll chop it

take my chopping knife roll chop it

take my chopping knife roll chop it keeping your fingers tightly up in a

keeping your fingers tightly up in a

keeping your fingers tightly up in a bunch tightly out of the way

okay now this Parsley’s chopped but what

okay now this Parsley’s chopped but what do you do if you want it finer or the

do you do if you want it finer or the

do you do if you want it finer or the answer is that you cross chop it now

answer is that you cross chop it now

answer is that you cross chop it now what you do here is place the tip of the

what you do here is place the tip of the

what you do here is place the tip of the knife on the board just put it

knife on the board just put it

knife on the board just put it horizontally in front of you your

horizontally in front of you your

horizontally in front of you your fingers on the tip of the knife to keep

fingers on the tip of the knife to keep

fingers on the tip of the knife to keep it where it is and then chop up and down

it where it is and then chop up and down

it where it is and then chop up and down like that just a simple up and down like

like that just a simple up and down like

like that just a simple up and down like a guillotine and if you just chop it all

a guillotine and if you just chop it all

a guillotine and if you just chop it all with a surface here chop it over the

with a surface here chop it over the

with a surface here chop it over the parsley you might need to scoop it back

parsley you might need to scoop it back

parsley you might need to scoop it back into a pile 9 again you just keep going

into a pile 9 again you just keep going

into a pile 9 again you just keep going like that and the longer you go the

like that and the longer you go the

like that and the longer you go the finer your parsley gets and you stop

finer your parsley gets and you stop

finer your parsley gets and you stop when it’s as fine as you want it to be

when it’s as fine as you want it to be

when it’s as fine as you want it to be okay

okay

okay now this isn’t only just for homes you

now this isn’t only just for homes you

now this isn’t only just for homes you can cut anything fine about this you can

can cut anything fine about this you can

can cut anything fine about this you can cut meat or fish or onion or carrot or

cut meat or fish or onion or carrot or

cut meat or fish or onion or carrot or celery or anything you like

celery or anything you like

celery or anything you like if you chopped it and you’re not happy

if you chopped it and you’re not happy

if you chopped it and you’re not happy with how how fine it is you think you

with how how fine it is you think you

with how how fine it is you think you might want to chop it finer this is the

might want to chop it finer this is the

might want to chop it finer this is the answer just make sure to keep your

answer just make sure to keep your

answer just make sure to keep your fingers out the way the blade what you

fingers out the way the blade what you

fingers out the way the blade what you don’t do is curl them around like that

don’t do is curl them around like that

don’t do is curl them around like that keep them up out of the way because you

keep them up out of the way because you

keep them up out of the way because you don’t want them getting caught between

don’t want them getting caught between

don’t want them getting caught between the blade and the board and then you

the blade and the board and then you

the blade and the board and then you have finely chopped passing

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