Parsley is the name of a biennial herb that is commonly used as a spice in cooking. Used in almost the same way as coriander, it mainly finds use in Middle Eastern, European and American cuisines. There are basically two types of parsley - curly leaf parsley and flat leaf, or Italian, parsley. Of the two, it is the former that is more commonly used for garnishing, as the latter tends to have a bit stronger flavor. Whatever variety of the parsley you use, you need to chop it first. In case you need any help, go through the following lines and find tips on how to chop parsley.
Chopping Fresh Parsley
With A Knife
- First of all, you need to give the parsley leaves a thorough wash. Thereafter, shake them dry.
- Place the cutting board on your kitchen counter and put the bunch of parsley leaves flat against it.
- Hold the knife in your dominant hand and gently place it over the parsley leaves. The non-dominant hand will be holding the tip of your knife.
- Holding the tip in place, start moving your dominant hand up and down, chopping the parsley.
- Keep on moving the knife and working it around the pile of parsley, until the leaves are cut as per your liking.
With Kitchen Shears
- You will start the cutting procedure by rinsing parsley leaves thoroughly with water and shaking them dry.
- Take a scratch-resistant bowl and put all the parsley leaves in it.
- With the helping of kitchen shears, start snipping parsley.
- Keep on snipping, with the shears, until parsley leaves have been chopped as per your liking.
