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Master Green Onion Spring Garnish: Easy Fine Dining Knife Skills
Learn how to transform simple green onions into elegant spring-like garnishes perfect for fine dining. This video demonstrates precise knife skills and a simple technique to achieve beautiful, curled green onions that will elevate any dish.
#Green Onion
#Garnish
#Knife Skills
#Fine Dining
#Asian
#Korean
#Vegetable Art
#Plating
Chef's precise knife work on green onion
Recipe Information
20m
Prep Time
0m
Cook Time
20m
Total Time
4
Servings
Medium
Korean / Fine Dining Garnish
Korean
Nutrition (per serving)
15
Calories
1g
Protein
3g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Finely sliced green onions before curling
Ingredients
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Servings: 4
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Green onions curling in ice water
Instructions
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- Prepare the Green Onions: Wash the green onions thoroughly. Trim off the root ends and any discolored or tough outer layers.1m
Preview1mPreviewPrepare the Green Onions: Wash the green onions thoroughly. Trim off the root ends and any discolored or tough outer layers. - Make First Cuts: Lay a green onion flat on a cutting board. Using a very sharp knife, make thin, parallel cuts along the white and light green part, about 2-3 inches long, without cutting all the way through to the other side. Repeat this process for all green onions.2mPreview2mPreviewMake First Cuts: Lay a green onion flat on a cutting board. Using a very sharp knife, make thin, parallel cuts along the white and light green part, about 2-3 inches long, without cutting all the way through to the other side. Repeat this process for all green onions.
- Make Second Cuts: Carefully turn the green onion and make similar parallel cuts perpendicular to the first set of cuts, again ensuring not to cut completely through. This creates very fine, delicate strips.2mPreview2mPreviewMake Second Cuts: Carefully turn the green onion and make similar parallel cuts perpendicular to the first set of cuts, again ensuring not to cut completely through. This creates very fine, delicate strips.
- Curl in Ice Water: Immediately place the finely cut green onions into a bowl filled with ice water. Let them soak for 10-15 minutes until they naturally curl into decorative spirals or 'springs'.15mPreview15mPreviewCurl in Ice Water: Immediately place the finely cut green onions into a bowl filled with ice water. Let them soak for 10-15 minutes until they naturally curl into decorative spirals or 'springs'.
- Drain and Serve: Remove the curled green onions from the ice water and drain them thoroughly on paper towels to remove excess moisture. Use them immediately as an elegant garnish for your dishes.1m
Preview1mPreviewDrain and Serve: Remove the curled green onions from the ice water and drain them thoroughly on paper towels to remove excess moisture. Use them immediately as an elegant garnish for your dishes.
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