How to Slice an Onion
- Cut your peeled onion in half and keep the flat side down.
- Keeping the tip down, cut into the onion making pie-like wedges.
- Rotate the onion to cut the remaining half.
Whether you're making an onion pie or you're just using sauteing onions to go over your steak dinner, you're going to need to know how to cut an onion into slices at some point. Good thing you've found us! We're showing you an easy way to slice an onion into perfect half-moon wedges, so you can cook up all the tasty onion recipes you like without having any trouble. The only question you might have is, "Which onion recipe should I practice my skills on first?"
If you don’t know how to cut an onion, the good news is…it’s easy! Check out the video of Howard as he shows you how easy it is slice an onion! Then, check out our page on how to dice an onion!
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BeckySue
Aug 19, 2016
Something so basic that I didn't know. It really makes slicing an onion a lot easier and uniform. I saw another way once where you cut off the ends first but I like this slicing like a pie better. Now I have to watch how to dice an onion.
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