How to Clean and Chop Herbs Quickly

Today’s feature is a video showing how to wash bunches of herbs quickly and then how to chop them:

Basically the tip is to hold onto the stems then dunk the bunch of herbs up and down into a bowl of water and swish around like a washing machine. Shake off excess water then stick the bunch into a jar for the herbs to dry off naturally. If you need them right away, go ahead and chop them up.

For quickly chopping herbs, she shows how to shave the leaves off the stems with a knife then chop them up in less than a minute. Notice the very sharp knife she uses to chop, yikes!

I used to just wash herbs under running water, but this method cleans the herbs better I think plus you can use your homemade produce wash instead of plain water this way.

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