Frozen Vegtables

rchddap1

Linda32 wrote:

we're growing peas this year for the first time, so maybe I'll have my own.

Strongly doubt any would make it to the cooker or the freezer, or last longer than 5 seconds. Fresh home grown peas are lovely.....and they tend to get eaten straight from the pod and never make it anywhere near a cooking or freezing device of any sort. Far too nice to cook.

calleyw

Noozan wrote:

I have a friend that insists that their frozen carrots, brocolli and cauliflower need to be steamed for 1 hr 20 mins!

:eek:

I use an electric steamer and I steam for between 30-40 mins from frozen. if I am in hurry up mode I boil a kettle and pour it over before it goes in the steamer takes a few mins off total steam time.


Yours


Calley

Smashing_Blouse

I only steam frozen veg for about 10 minutes. Any longer than that and they go too soggy and lose their taste

Penny-Pincher!!

I buy frozen petit pois and sweetcorn.

PP
xx

hendersonb

troll35 wrote:

I use frozen peas, sweetcorn, green beans and spinach.

Hendersonb - how are you storing your veg? I put most of mine in the fridge except potatos and onions. I remove all plastic packaging and I put a layer of folded newspaper in the bottom of my salad trays in the fridge to absorb moisture (the veg gets washed before cooking!) I find most things will last for a couple of weeks at least.

Potatoes I throw the bag in the cupboard, the other veg i throw in to the tray at the bottom of the fridge, I never take anything out of the bags etc.
Will it last longer if I remove thingts from their bags and put newspaper in the bottom of the trays?

Stompa

Much as I hate to display any sort of brand loyalty I've always found Birds Eye frozen peas much better than the rest. Has anybody found any alternative (cheaper) makes that are just as good?

Penny-Pincher!!

I use Asda petit pois and sweetcorn and they are lovely!

PP
xx

calleyw

Smashing_Blouse wrote:

I only steam frozen veg for about 10 minutes. Any longer than that and they go too soggy and lose their taste

I would love to know how you manage to steam frozen veg for ten minutes and it be cooked.

My veggies would never be cooked in that amount time and I have electric steamer that produces steam in seconds.

Mind you I do prefer my veggies to be on the softer side rather than crunchy side. Might as well eat them raw if that is what I wanted.

Also when I steam veg I cook potatoes in the bottom tier.


Yours


Calley

troll35

hendersonb - if you leave the veg in their packaging you tend to get condensation forming around the veg. This speeds up the decaying process and the veg tends to go mushy. I've tried a number of different absorbent materials in the fridge (eg.kitchen roll)but have found that newspaper works best. I change it once a week. Without the newspaper I find I get a small pool of water collecting in the bottom of the salad trays.

troll35

I think that the length of time for steamers to cook any food depends on the make of steamer. I used to have a Delta brand one from Aldi which cooked things really fast (and was great until it stared leaking). Now I have a tefal which is nearly as fast. My mum has a hinari which takes forever. I cook frozen veg for 8 to 10 mins, rice 25mins, potatoes 20 mins, most other fresh veg 15 to 20 mins. I like my veg cooked ie. not al dente (or semi raw) or mushy.
Both the steamers I have had have an insert so that it only heats up a small amount of the water reservoir at any one time. The tefal has a vitamin boost button (generates steam faster) which if you don't use it means the food takes ages. The other problem with the tefal is the amount of steam it gives out. I cover all but one of the steam vents with clingfilm otherwise it will go through a full tank of water in 15 minutes and my kitchen will be like a sauna. The delta one was much better and cheaper. Shame specific aldi offers only come round every so often.