Chopper Guides & Tips
Homemade guacamole: the mortar and pestle recipe
The ingredients for four, step-by-step instructions for using a mortar and pestle, how to choose an avocado, and the tricks that keep your guacamole from turning brown.
Julienne vegetables: how to cut and cook them
The exact size of a julienne cut, the knife technique, the quick mandoline method, and four ways to cook your vegetable sticks.
Persillade: the homemade recipe, by knife or food processor
Persillade is a mixture of finely chopped parsley and garlic, added at the end of cooking to flavour sautéed potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes or fish. To make it successfully, allow one...
Homemade peanut butter: the electric chopper recipe
To make homemade peanut butter, all you need is roasted peanuts and a powerful enough appliance to blend them until they release their oil. Allow 5 to 12 minutes of...
Homemade ground beef burrito: the 30-minute recipe
Ground beef burritos can be prepared in 30 minutes. Brown ground beef with onion, garlic, cumin, and paprika, then roll it in a large wheat tortilla with rice, red beans,...
Ground beef wrap: the 15-minute recipe
A ground meat wrap can be prepared in 15 minutes: brown ground beef with an onion and spices, then roll it in a large wheat tortilla with lettuce, tomato and...