Lemongrass Prep
This guide will both illustrate and explain thoroughly how to use Lemongrass. It's a delicious ingredient in so many recipes, and might seem daunting to use, but this method will change that.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 stalk lemongrass, wahsed and dried
Instructions
- Cut off all of the dark green portion of the lemongrass stalk and discard them.
- Use your fingers to gently split, and then pull away the top layer of the lemongrass. It should come off in one piece. (Sometimes it’s necessary to take off a second layer — to get to the softest portion of the lemongrass.)
- Use a meat mallet to firmly, but gently, smash the remaining lemongrass. (If you don’t have a meat mallet, you can use the bottom of a small sauté pan.)
- Use a Chef’s knife to finely chop smashed lemongrass.
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