How to cut cabbage?
Everyone knows that cabbage is one of the mostpopular for today kinds of vegetables. It makes salads, soups, it's sauerkraut, etc. But in order to take full advantage of all the properties that it possesses, you need to know how to cut cabbages and what tools to use for this.
Cutting Tools
One can distinguish the following tools for shredding cabbage:
- a special knife and hatchet, but they can hurt your hands;
- grater - this tool must be well and firmly held so as not to injure hands;
- meat grinder - before its use, cut cabbage into several parts;
- combine - to use it, it is often necessary to wash the shredder attachment.
As you can see, there are many ways how to cut cabbage. Everything will depend on the type of cabbage and the purpose of its shredding.
White cabbage
- To cook cabbage soup, cabbage must be cut into strips. To do this, it is enough to cut it into two parts, then cut each part several more times and shred cabbage slices to the desired size.
- If it is a filling, then first cabbage must be cut into strips according to the above method, and then chop this straw.
- In order to prepare soup, it is necessary to repeat the first two steps, which are used when cutting cabbage straw. The parts to be cut must be cut across.
Chinese cabbage
If you want to make a salad, then the leaves are spread outjust need to cut several strips or tear by hand to the desired size pieces, but do not throw away the white part of the leaves. To pickle, it is necessary to cut cabbage into two parts, and then every two more. Here you need to decide for yourself how to cut Peking cabbage.
Broccoli
First you need to separate each inflorescencecabbage. If it is for a salad, then they are added in the same form. If you need smaller, then the inflorescence can be cut diagonally. To fry broccoli, it is necessary to cut it into cubes, having previously cut each inflorescence along into slices.
