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How to Cut a Mango Recipe

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Learn the simple and effective way to cut a mango into perfect chunks using a serrated knife, making your mango ready to eat or use in recipes. This guide breaks down the steps to safely and efficiently slice mango cheeks and score the flesh for easy serving.

Ingredients

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Ingredients

  • 1 ripe mango

Instructions

  1. Position the mango: Place the mango on a cutting surface with one of the pointed ends facing you. The two broader sides, called the cheeks, will be at either side, ready to be sliced off.
  2. Slice off the cheeks: Using a serrated knife for more control, slice downwards close to the stone, removing one cheek of the mango. Turn the mango around and repeat to remove the other cheek.
  3. Score the mango flesh: Take one mango cheek and carefully score the flesh in a diagonal criss-cross pattern, first scoring along the length and then turning 90 degrees to create cubes.
  4. Invert the mango cheek: Push the skin side of the mango cheek upwards with your fingers so the scored chunks pop out, resembling a hedgehog with flesh sticking out.
  5. Cut the chunks away from the skin: Carefully slice along the edges to separate the mango cubes from the skin and collect them on your plate or bowl.
  6. Cut remaining flesh: For the mango flesh around the stone, slice it away following the curve of the stone. Score and remove these pieces as before to maximize mango yield.

Notes

  • Using a serrated knife provides better control and makes slicing easier but a sharp smooth knife works as well.
  • Make sure to handle the knife carefully to avoid injury since mango can be slippery.
  • Ripe mangoes are easier to cut and yield softer, sweeter flesh.
  • Discard the stone in the center as it is not edible.

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