Even your husband will learn how to cut carrots into strips quickly and beautifully

Quickly cutting carrots into strips is not an easy task. Carrots are hard and round, and this causes some inconvenience. But! Once you take the knife correctly and use the chef's technique, all difficulties will disappear instantly.

3 secrets to quickly shredding with a knife

The speed of chopping carrots primarily depends on the technique used. Is it possible to quickly write a letter if the pen does not write well or the person writing is holding it incorrectly?

• Secret No. 1. Choose the right knife. It must be sharp, with a rounded blade of medium length and thickness.
• Secret No. 2. Practice proper knife grip. You need to grasp the handle along with the blade. The thumb and index fingers should lie on opposite planes of the blade. The cutting motion is swaying. Alternately rest on the tip and then the center of the blade. Hold the root vegetable with your other hand: move your thumb back, bend the rest. Place the blade against your knuckles. When shredding, do not lift the knife high.
• Secret No. 3. Cut the roundness off one side of the carrot. Place it on the cut. Now the vegetable will lie motionless.

Shred carrots into pilaf strips

Carrots are an important component of Central Asian pilaf. It gives the dish a characteristic aroma and taste. But in order for the vegetable to “work”, you need to cut it correctly.

Carrots in pilaf are subjected to intensive heat treatment.To prevent it from turning into porridge, it is chopped into fairly large strips - 6 mm thick and 5-6 cm long.

The fastest way to cut carrots for pilaf is as follows:

1. Place the peeled and washed root vegetable on a cutting board.
2. Cut off the side and place it on the cut.
3. Divide into rectangles 5–6 cm long.
4. Cut into slices about 0.5 cm thick.
5. Place 3-4 plates in a stack.
6. Cut into strips, measuring 0.5 cm.

How to cut carrots for salad in Korean?

To prepare Korean-style carrots and other vegetable salads, it is customary to use julienne cuts. This is a thin and long straw, 1.5 to 3 mm thick and 3–5 cm long.

When julienned, the vegetables are the most tender. The carrots are quickly soaked in spices.

To prepare carrots in Korean, as a rule, a special shredder is used. It’s called “Julien”. The set includes a special holder for vegetables. Grating carrots with your hands is risky: the shredder leaves deep wounds that take a long time to heal.

If there is no special shredder and holder, you can chop the carrots thinly with an ordinary knife.

1. Cut the side of the carrot and place it on the cut.
2. Cut circles at an angle no more than 3 mm thick. The greater the angle of the knife, the longer the straw will be.
3. Place the records in stacks of 5-6 pieces or lay out all the mugs in a row.
4. Grind, maintaining a distance of up to 3 mm.

Cutting vegetables is an art.Not only the appearance of the dish, but also the taste depends on the form. Due to their hardness, chopping carrots is more difficult than other vegetables. But with a sharp knife and the right technique, any housewife can cope with the task. With a little practice, you'll be chopping carrots like a pro in no time.