Fennel is a delicious vegetable that's crunchy and sweet when tossed raw into a salad, or silky and toothsome with slow-cooked with a braise. But before you can eat it, you have to slice it. Here’s how to cut a bulb of fennel and trim it down into bite-sized pieces.
1) Using a large chef’s knife, cut off the fennel fronds.
2) Cut off the root end of the fennel.
3) Remove any tough outer layers of the fennel and discard them.
4) Slice down the center of the fennel bulb.
5) place the fennel on its cut side and cut thin half-moon slices parallel to the root end using a circular motion, or...
6) Dice it! Cut slices parallel to the root end, leaving room at the end so that the slices stay attached. Then rotate the fennel and cut slices in the other direction, following the curve of the fennel. When you’ve cut halfway through, flip the fennel down onto the flat cut side and continue slicing. When you get to the end that didn’t have the slices, give it a few more chops, and you're done!
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