How to Peel and Chop Onions (Without Tears)
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The sulphuric compounds in onions don’t have to bring you to tears when you’re slicing and chopping onions. Try these tips for staying dry-eyed: - Soak onions in water before cutting; water dilutes the sulphuric compounds that cause tearing
- Freeze onions for about 10 minutes before cutting. The sulphuric compounds won’t react as fast when they’re cold
- Light a candle — it’ll burn away the sulphuric fumes
Peeling Onions: - If cutting into rings, first cut a small slice off of the stem and root ends; hold under running water and peel the skin off
- If not cutting into rings, cut the onion in half lengthwise and peel
Chopping Onions: - With a sharp knife, slice off the stem end of the onion; leave the root end alone
- Set the onion, cut end down, on a cutting board and slice it down the middle lengthwise; peel
- Place onion half, cut-side down, on a cutting board. Make parallel horizontal cuts almost to, but not through, the root end
- Now make parallel vertical cuts almost to, but not through, the root end
- Finally, slice across the grain to cut pieces of desired size
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