KitchenTried-and-true tip

Cut basil into strips rather than chopping it

Cut basil into rough strips instead of chopping it so the cut edges don't discolour.

Time
⏱ etwa 1 min
Difficulty
◆ easy

What you need

  • Basil
  • Scissors

How to do it

  1. Cut the basil into rough strips, ideally with scissors.
  2. Add it at the very end; otherwise it loses its aroma.

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  • ichkoche.de (opens in a new tab)Basilikum niemals hacken, sondern nur in grobe Streifen schneiden.Dies tut man am besten mit einer Schere.So verfärbt sich die Schnittstelle nicht.Basilikum niemals mitkochen, weil sonst sein Aroma verloren geht.

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