How to Chop

Jesse: Okay, so you got to be careful when cooking with leeks, uh, because leeks carry a lot of dirt in them. So, slice it in half.

Roshaun: So like a regular onion it's already sliced on the inside

Jesse: Exactly, so but you'll see there's some little dirt and stuff there so it's always important to after you cut it in half like this we go rinse it out. So let's go rinse it out real quick.

Roshaun: Ok

Jesse: Alright, so we have these beautiful clean leeks. They're easy to chop—great.

Roshaun: That was fast.

Jesse: Fast and easy, right? Now I like keeping little larger pieces of leek because the flavor is so great and so sweet it really adds something to the dish. With casseroles you want to take up a lot of space, you know.

Roshaun: Makes it hardy.

Jesse: Exactly, so this is just one leek, let's actually add two, so go ahead and try. Good luck.

Roshaun: I'm a little slower than you.

Jesse: Now, I'm going to...

Roshaun: Like this?

Jesse: Yeah, whoa! Ah, lady no! Try this, see this, make a claw. So you hold on to things with your claw.

Roshaun: Oh, not sideways.

Jesse: That way, yeah, and look at this; you want to hold onto your knife like this okay? So if you hold on like this then you have a little more control.

Jesse: Ah! Claw!

Roshaun: Claw.

Jesse: Yes, good. Good, there you go.

Roshaun: So slow, I'm not a pro

Jesse: You're not a, well, you're getting there. Beautiful. You're doing a really good job and I'm really proud of you.

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