Onions are a staple ingredient that I habitually add to every recipe. They enhance almost everything, from homemade tomato sauce to chicken pot pie to seasoned ground beef for tacos. But what’s the best way to dice an onion?
While the savory flavors of an onion complement whatever dish I have in mind for dinner, this aromatic vegetable demands peeling, chopping, and sautéing, often with watery eyes as a result. Though I use onions in my cooking daily, I still dread preparing them.
That’s why I’m so excited about this genius trick from TikTok! If you’re looking for the best way to dice an onion, minus the tears and any actual chopping, here’s what to do. Add it to the list of great kitchen hacks you’ll wish you knew sooner.
The best way to dice an onion (no chopping, no tears)
TikTok user @scubeskitchen doesn’t chop his onions with the usual method. In fact, he doesn’t use a knife at all! Instead, he uses resealable plastic bags and a meat tenderizer. Take a look:
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To dice an onion without a knife, you’ll need:
- 1 small resealable plastic bag
- 1 large resealable plastic bag
- Meat tenderizer
The first thing you’ll need to do is place your onion—whole and unpeeled—in the smaller zip-top plastic bag, but don’t seal it. Then, place it into the large zip-top bag, and don’t seal that either—you don’t want to trap air inside. Can you imagine? Onion everywhere! Just like your spaghetti before you learned the right way to use a strainer. That’s definitely not the best way to dice an onion.
With the onion and both bags in place, grab your meat tenderizer and start smashing the onion into pieces. After a few minutes, the skin of the onion will separate in large pieces that you can simply remove from the bag, and you’ll be left with a perfectly diced onion! Now that you’ve mastered the best way to dice an onion, it’s time to learn the right way to crack an egg.
Source:
- TikTok: “scubeskitchen”
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