How to Cut a Mango (Video)
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Once you know How to Cut a Mango the possibilities for delicious recipes are endless! Learn how to pick a ripe mango and multiple quick and easy ways to peel off the skin and cut the flesh.
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Ingredients
- 1 Mango
Instructions
Classic Method:
- Cutting the Cheeks: Place mango on a cutting board with the stem facing up. Insert a sharp knife about ¼-inch to the right of the midline. Starting from the top of the fruit, cut all of the way down to the bottom. Repeat this process with the left side of the mango. You should have 3 slices of mango at this point (2 cheeks and 1 midsection with the pit.)
- Dicing the Flesh: Using a smaller pairing knife, hold the mango in your non-dominant hand and make vertical incisions into the flesh of the mango. Pay careful attention not to cut all of the way through into the skin. Turn the mango 90 degrees and make vertical cuts that intersect the previous ones in a crosswise fashion. Repeat this step with the other mango cheek.
- Cut, peel, or spoon Flesh: You can remove the mango pieces by either using a paring knife, your thumb, or a spoon. Place your tool of choice where the flesh meets the skin and cut/push/scoop it off.
- Extra Mango around the Pit: There may still be some edible mango left around the pit. To get to this, place your paring knife into the skin of the midsection piece and carefully cut between the flesh and the skin to remove it.
Alternative Method (Vegetable Peeler)
- Peel Skin with a Vegetable Peeler: Using a vegetable peeler, remove all of the skin from the mango.
- Cutting the Cheeks: With the stem side facing up, remove the right and left cheeks from the mango as instructed above.
- Dicing the Flesh: Place mango cheeks flat-side down on a cutting board and dice or finely dice to your desired size.
- Extra Mango around the Pit: Remove any of the remaining edible flesh around the pit and dice to your desired size.
Notes
- One medium-sized mango will yield 1 ¼ - 1 ½ cups of fruit. Follow the above directions to peel and cut your mango to prep ahead. To place freshly cut, diced, or sliced mango in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 2-3 days. To freeze, place cut fruit in a single layer on a baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap, and freeze for at least 4 or up to 24 hours. Place frozen mango pieces in a freezer-safe Ziploc bag and store them in the freezer for up to a year.
- Recipe Tips
- Pick a ripe mango. A perfectly ripe mango will have a slight give and a fragrant aroma.
- Speed it up. Storing the mango in a paper bag at room temperature will cause it to ripen faster.
- Get cheeky. Cut the cheeks off parallel to the pit. You can tell which direction the pit is running by the shape of the mango.
- Use it all. Don't forget the mango around the pit. There's always a little extra fruit around the pit.
- Sweet and savory. This versatile fruit tastes great in everything from dinner to dessert!
Nutrition Information
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Calories
201kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
50g
(17%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
3mg
(0%)
Potassium
563mg
(16%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
46g
(92%)
Vitamin A
3625IU
(73%)
Vitamin C
122mg
(136%)
Calcium
37mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 201 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 201kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 50g | 17% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 3mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 563mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 46g | 92% |
| Vitamin A | 3625IU | 73% |
| Vitamin C | 122mg | 136% |
| Calcium | 37mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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