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[ Accelerator might not be the best chef out there, but he follows the directions well enough and keeps at it. Next will be a fun ingredient: onion. John grabs it and places it on the cutting board. ]

Next is the onion. You'll have to peel the outer layer off first, but you can do that with your hands, not the peeler, and then cut it in half so the root is split in two. This will keep the layers from sliding around as you cut. We want slices of onion, not diced, so you'll make slices parallel to the root.

[ John is purposefully leaving out that the onion will make his eyes sting. He doesn't want to discourage Accelerator before he starts. ]

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[Accelerator listens to the instructions as he eyes the onion. That honestly sounds simpler than the carrots and potatoes, so he doesn't look too concerned.]

Fine. [He grabs it and starts trying to peel the damn thing, squinting at it.] That's all I have to do for the onion?

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That's all. Dicing an onion requires more cuts but we're not looking for diced.

[ Besides, the onion will need to be caramelized and Accelerator will probably run out of patience before that's done. No need to make the onion more work than it needs to be. ]

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Alright.

[Once he finishes peeling it he grabs the knife without hesitation and starts to chop. Much like the other vegetables it's rough and the cuts are coming out uneven. Accelerator doesn't particularly care though, he's just aiming to get it chopped without cutting himself again.

Of course, partway through his eyes will start to water. It's irritating, and he does his best to ignore it.]

[aimsforknees]

[ The uneven slices don't matter too much for onion, it'll all cook down fairly evenly. John moves a bowl over for the onion to go into once the slicing is done. ]

We'll start cooking the onions before doing the rest of the preparation work. Onions have natural sugars that will caramelize if we cook them long enough.

[ He moves to the nearby stove that has a large pot already on it. ]

Turn the burner on to medium and wait for the butter and oil to get hot before adding the onions.

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[Accelerator will start dumping the onion into the bowl, before following John's next instructions. Grabbing his crutch, he moves over to the stove and turns the burner on, then adds oil and butter and waits.]

Are we gonna cook the potatoes and carrots the same way?

[aimsforknees]

No, those will get boiled later. Carrots can be sauteed but potatoes are usually boiled or baked. That will take much less time than the onions which will cook for about half an hour.

[ John fills up a measuring cup with some water and brings it over to the stove. ]

Mix the onions so they're coated with the fats, then add water and put the lid on for about ten minutes. The water will wilt the onions quickly which speeds up the process.

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[Accelerator sighs at all of that. So much effort, he wishes they could just go to the 7-Eleven and get some premade vegetables or something. Or even....]

Couldn't we just toss all this shit in a rice cooker? That's what Yomikawa would do.

[He's saying that as he mixes the onion, then pours the water John has brought over in and puts the lid on.]