How to prepare an onion – Jamie Oliver’s Home Cooking Skills

say chopping onions pick your onion so

say chopping onions pick your onion so yours is sort of peeled already you

yours is sort of peeled already you

yours is sort of peeled already you picked a good one you’ve still got a way

picked a good one you’ve still got a way

picked a good one you’ve still got a way to go so first of all the first thing to

to go so first of all the first thing to

to go so first of all the first thing to do

do

do onion on the board nice and securely and

onion on the board nice and securely and

onion on the board nice and securely and then fingers like a bridge and then very

then fingers like a bridge and then very

then fingers like a bridge and then very carefully put your knife through the

carefully put your knife through the

carefully put your knife through the bridge and straight down the middle okay

bridge and straight down the middle okay

bridge and straight down the middle okay so now that it’s in half it means you

so now that it’s in half it means you

so now that it’s in half it means you can get in at that outer skin and peel

can get in at that outer skin and peel

can get in at that outer skin and peel it off you will ugly you fold one that

it off you will ugly you fold one that

it off you will ugly you fold one that didn’t turn me on and away

so cut the nose off the point of it at

so cut the nose off the point of it at the top that’s a bit papery and old so

the top that’s a bit papery and old so

the top that’s a bit papery and old so we don’t want to eat that and just slow

we don’t want to eat that and just slow

we don’t want to eat that and just slow down because this bit I don’t want you

down because this bit I don’t want you

down because this bit I don’t want you to cut that off all that stop cutting

to cut that off all that stop cutting

to cut that off all that stop cutting stop stop stop this bit at the end we’re

stop stop stop this bit at the end we’re

stop stop stop this bit at the end we’re going to keep that on because that’s

going to keep that on because that’s

going to keep that on because that’s going to help us it’s gonna keep the

going to help us it’s gonna keep the

going to help us it’s gonna keep the onion together while we’re chopping but

onion together while we’re chopping but

onion together while we’re chopping but cuz it’s a bit hairy you just slice it

cuz it’s a bit hairy you just slice it

cuz it’s a bit hairy you just slice it just a little bit just to take off those

just a little bit just to take off those

just a little bit just to take off those hairy gnarly bits essentially you want

hairy gnarly bits essentially you want

hairy gnarly bits essentially you want to leave it on there so it holds it all

to leave it on there so it holds it all

to leave it on there so it holds it all together still so if you’re chopping

together still so if you’re chopping

together still so if you’re chopping your onion just in two slices you want

your onion just in two slices you want

your onion just in two slices you want it on the nice flat straight bit that

it on the nice flat straight bit that

it on the nice flat straight bit that you’ve just cut so it’s nice and firm

you’ve just cut so it’s nice and firm

you’ve just cut so it’s nice and firm against the board and you’ve got a good

against the board and you’ve got a good

against the board and you’ve got a good cutting surface tip of your knife on the

cutting surface tip of your knife on the

cutting surface tip of your knife on the board fingers out the way using your

board fingers out the way using your

board fingers out the way using your fingertips and then when you get halfway

fingertips and then when you get halfway

fingertips and then when you get halfway it makes it a bit easier if you just

it makes it a bit easier if you just

it makes it a bit easier if you just flip it over because it’s getting a bit

flip it over because it’s getting a bit

flip it over because it’s getting a bit narrow now with your fingers just flip

narrow now with your fingers just flip

narrow now with your fingers just flip it over and then start again then if

it over and then start again then if

it over and then start again then if you’ve got a bit at the end

push that to one side and then we’ll do

push that to one side and then we’ll do fine finely chopped onion so if you’ve

fine finely chopped onion so if you’ve

fine finely chopped onion so if you’ve got your half it’s still got its bottom

got your half it’s still got its bottom

got your half it’s still got its bottom it on it keeps it all together you want

it on it keeps it all together you want

it on it keeps it all together you want the other end towards you so turn it to

the other end towards you so turn it to

the other end towards you so turn it to bomb away from you like this and then

bomb away from you like this and then

bomb away from you like this and then with your knife keeping your fingers out

with your knife keeping your fingers out

with your knife keeping your fingers out of the way carefully cut into the onion

of the way carefully cut into the onion

of the way carefully cut into the onion but not all the way through so you

but not all the way through so you

but not all the way through so you leaving this

leaving this

leaving this it intact use the tip of your knife and

it intact use the tip of your knife and

it intact use the tip of your knife and just press into the onion that’s it and

just press into the onion that’s it and

just press into the onion that’s it and try not to go all the way to the back

try not to go all the way to the back

try not to go all the way to the back though go all the way along tip see your

though go all the way along tip see your

though go all the way along tip see your fingers okay breathe so then turn it

fingers okay breathe so then turn it

fingers okay breathe so then turn it back to the side again with his bum away

back to the side again with his bum away

back to the side again with his bum away from you and then you’re just going to

from you and then you’re just going to

from you and then you’re just going to slice down like we did before but use

slice down like we did before but use

slice down like we did before but use your fingers to grip all the strands

your fingers to grip all the strands

your fingers to grip all the strands that you’ve just cut and keep them

that you’ve just cut and keep them

that you’ve just cut and keep them together down again when you get towards

together down again when you get towards

together down again when you get towards the end bit you can flip it on its side

the end bit you can flip it on its side

the end bit you can flip it on its side again chop it the other way that’s it

again chop it the other way that’s it

again chop it the other way that’s it let’s now finally tuck that is awesome

let’s now finally tuck that is awesome

let’s now finally tuck that is awesome on sick brilliant that’s it two ways to

on sick brilliant that’s it two ways to

on sick brilliant that’s it two ways to chop an onion