How to Shred Food
Many Chinese recipes call for shredded meat or vegetables. The technique is quite simple.
Difficulty Level: Average Time Required: 5 minutes
Here's How:
- Grasp the cleaver firmly by the handle, placing your thumb on one side of the blade, and your second and third fingers on the other side.
- For meat: slice the meat against the grain into pieces approximately 2 inches wide.
- Pile the pieces on top of each other.
- Cutting along the grain this time, cut the meat into thin strips.
- For root vegetables like carrots: cut the vegetable diagonally into thin slices.
- Stack the slices and cut lengthwise.
Tips:
- Partially frozen meat is easier to shred.
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