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Chopping an Onion

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Cut the onion in half through the stem and root ends.

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Peel off the skin and possibly one layer of each half with a paring knife. Trim about 1 centimeter from the stem end of each half, but during the rest of the chopping, keep the root end on each half intact; otherwise the onion will fall apart.

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Lay each half, flat side down, on a cutting board. Hold the onion steady with the fingertips of one hand. With the other hand, make a series of horizontal cuts from the stem toward the root end but not through it.

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Then make a series of vertical cuts, with the tip of the knife cutting almost but not quite through the root end.

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Then cut each half crosswise to create an evenly sized dice. The size of the dice depends on how far apart you make each horizontal, vertical, and crosswise cut.

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