Home | Directory | Contact | FAQ | Recipes | Restaurants | Vietnamese Recipes | 100 Vietnamese Foods | Subscribe

Saturday, September 03, 2011

How to Julienne Carrots and Other Vegetables

How to Julienne Carrots and Other Vegetables 1

During our lunch at Young Dong Tofu - San Gabriel, Pink Candles at Ridgemont High and I were talking about julienning vegetables. Was it when the Korean Cold Buckwheat Noodle Salad was brought out and we were admiring the artfully arranged platter? Or was it a discussion of cooking techniques in general?

In any case, I was telling her how I do it, and wondered whether I should blog such things. And she said I should since she didn't know. So, in case you'd like to slice your carrots or other vegetables like how I do mine, so you get something like this...

How to Julienne Carrots and Other Vegetables 2

How to Julienne Carrots and Other Vegetables

There's really not much to it. You can slice the carrot into segments and then slice them again vertically into strips and then the other way. But instead, I start by slicing the carrot on the diagonal. For some reason this is much easier for me to slice thinly than just straight up and down. Probably because the vegetable doesn't roll as much.

How to Julienne Carrots and Other Vegetables 3

Then stack the slices on top of each other and slice again into small strips.

How to Julienne Carrots and Other Vegetables 4

See? Much more thinly sliced carrot strips than if you do it the other way.

How to Julienne Carrots and Other Vegetables 5

Then you'll have a lovely pile of matchsticks that you can use to make Do Chua (Vietnamese Sour Stuff ie. Carrots and Daikon).

How to Julienne Carrots and Other Vegetables 6

Or to use in salads.

How to Julienne Carrots and Other Vegetables 7

Or cold noodle dishes like Bun Nem Nuong Hanh La Cha Gio Chay (Vietnamese Rice Vermicelli Noodles with Grilled Pork Patties with Scallions and Vegetarian Egg Rolls). See how naked it looks without carrots?

How to Julienne Carrots and Other Vegetables 8

And how much more colorful the Bun Cha Gio Chay (Vietnamese Rice Vermicelli Noodles with Vegetarian Egg Rolls) looks with julienned carrots?

How to Julienne Carrots and Other Vegetables 9

Other tips can be found in "Peek in My Kitchen."

*****
1 year ago today, So-Yah! Red Vindaloo Curry Tofu Shirataki Noodles.
2 years ago today, Cochinita/Puerco Pibil (Mexican Slow-Roasted Pork).
3 years ago today, Tropical Fruit Cocktail Delight.
4 years ago today, Buttermilk Biscuits from homemade buttermilk, a by-product of my homemade butter.

8 comments:

  1. i like the tip about cutting the carrot on the diagonal. i'd been doing it the hard way!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Hey, that's the same technique I use! :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. Hello,

    Just to let you know, there exists a tool to julienne carrots that works wonders... It is quick and safe... You can ask at a vietnamese market. I got mine in Vietnam but I am pretty sure you can get your hands on one where you are at.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Ooh, thank you so much--this makes my life so much easier.

    ReplyDelete
  5. CC,
    Yeah, for some reason, flat is harder.

    Scrapper Al,
    It's a pretty popular technique. :)

    Manon Frenette,
    I have that tool, I use it for green papaya more than carrots though. But any method works as long as you get thin strips.

    Aliette,
    You're welcome. :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. permission may i copy n paste this..

    ReplyDelete
  7. Syafika Syaf,
    No. Why would you think that's ever OK? Also, it clearly says no on my copyright.

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for stopping by. I try to respond in a timely manner, but am not always able to do so. If you're awaiting a response, check the post in which the comment is made or click the "Notify me" option.

If you're not a blogger and you'd like to leave a comment, you can do so using your Google/Gmail account.

I welcome questions, discussions, and feedback, but please be mindful that this is my home online. I reserve the right to delete any comment that is anonymous or unknown, rude, promotional, or has a link.

Thank you for reading!