Dice Onion
![Dice Onion](https://images.thomassixt.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/dice-onion-1200x800.jpg)
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Dice onion made simple 🙂 that’s what the following cooking school teaches.
Here you will find the relevant steps for easy dicing of onions and shallots.
You’ll need a sharp small and medium knife and a cutting board.
Follow this guide…
Good luck!
Dice Onion Step 1: Prepare
Place the cutting board stably on the work surface.
You can put a tea towel under it.
The cutting board should not slip but remain stable on the work surface.
The work surface, the cutting board and your knife should be clean and dry.
Place the onion on the board.
![Onion](https://images.thomassixt.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/onion.jpg)
Dice Onion Step 2: Peel
Cut the onion in half through the middle of the root.
Remove the onion skins, leaving the root base on the onion halves.
Remove new, green shoots.
![Onion peeled](https://images.thomassixt.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/onions-shells-1.jpg)
Dice Onion Step 3: Cut Vertically
Place the peeled onion half flat side down on the cutting board.
Cut the bulb vertically to 0.5 cm to the root.
![Dice the onion and cut vertically](https://images.thomassixt.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/onions-vertical-cut.jpg)
Dice Onion Step 4: Cut Onion Horizontally
Cut the bulb horizontally 2-3 times to 0.5 cm in front of the root.
![Slice the onion horizontally](https://images.thomassixt.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/onions-cut-in-horizontally.jpg)
Step 5: Cut the Onion Into Cubes
The onion half is cut vertically and horizontally.
Now you can cut onion cubes.
![Dice the onion](https://images.thomassixt.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/onion-dicing-cutting-1.jpg)
Step 6: Control Onion Cubes
Check the onion cubes on the board and, if necessary, chop large onion bars again individually.
Please avoid chopping the onion, it will make it bitter and lose a lot of juice.
![onion cubes](https://images.thomassixt.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/onions-cubed-cutting-board-1.jpg)
Step 7: Use Diced Onion
Use the onions immediately after cutting.
Here I have added you some pictures when sweating for goulash soup and goulash.
![Onion cubes before sweating](https://images.thomassixt.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/onions-diced-copper-pot-1-1024x683.jpg)
![Sweat onions](https://images.thomassixt.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/onions-sweating-kupfertopf-1024x683.jpg)
![Golden caramelized onions](https://images.thomassixt.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/onions-golden-brown-angschwitzt-1024x683.jpg)
Cooking Video Dice Onion
A long time ago I made a cooking video with the derstandard.at …
There is an older video about this:
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