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The Tournée: Football-Shaped Vegetables
A classic French technique to turn root vegetables into elegant seven-sided barrel shapes.
What It Is
The tournée (turned) cut shapes root vegetables into small, seven-sided football shapes about 5 cm long.
How To Do It
- 1Cut the vegetable into 5 cm pieces.
- 2Hold a piece in your non-dominant hand.
- 3Using a paring knife, carve curved strokes from top to bottom, turning slightly after each cut.
- 4Aim for 7 even sides and two flat ends.
Practical Value
- 1Uniform pieces cook at the same rate.
- 2They roll beautifully in butter for glazed vegetable dishes.
- 3The practice dramatically improves your overall knife control.
- 4Save the trimmings for stock or soup.
