Recipes for chicken Kiev or stuffed chicken to freeze?

*Jellie*

I've had a search but can't find any advice on this. Plenty of recipes but I need to be sure they will freeze ok.
I'm looking for recipes for batch cooking and freezing. In particular I want to replace some of the things we buy pre made in the shops like
Chicken Kiev
Chicken stuffed with ham and cheese
Other chicken breast recipes
Fish cakes

Thanks

Penelope_Penguin

*Jellie* wrote: »

I've had a search but can't find any advice on this. Plenty of recipes but I need to be sure they will freeze ok.
I'm looking for recipes for batch cooking and freezing. In particular I want to replace some of the things we buy pre made in the shops like
Chicken Kiev
Chicken stuffed with ham and cheese
Other chicken breast recipes
Fish cakes

Thanks

As long as the chicken hasn't been previously frozen, there's no reason why chicken Kiev (or other chicken dishes) won't freeze successfully Similarily with fish cakes.

If the food has been previously frozen, it's safe to cook it and then freeze the cooked dish.

HTH

*Jellie*

Thanks Penelope Penguin.
If you use fresh chicken do you think you should just get it ready and then freeze or cook, freeze and then reheat?

Penelope_Penguin

*Jellie* wrote: »

Thanks Penelope Penguin.
If you use fresh chicken do you think you should just get it ready and then freeze or cook, freeze and then reheat?

You're very welcome If I were making, for instance, chicken Kiev, I'd make it and then freeze. I'd defrost overnight in the fridge then cook.

guccigoo

so if i made chicken goujons with chicken fillets that were bought frozen i would have to defrost, make them cook them and then refreeze them? is that the same if i made fishfingers with fish that had been bought frozen?

Pink.

Hi guccigoo,

Yes basically that's the idea. The general rule is that most things can be frozen once if they haven't been previously frozen in the same state. Eg if meat or fish has been frozen raw, you can't defrost it and freeze it again in it's raw state, but you can change it's state (ie cook it) and refreeze it once. However if it was already cooked when frozen it can't be cooked and frozen again.

Pink

guccigoo

thanks pink you have saved us from getting food poisioning :eek:
so if i dont want to cook the things i have made before putting them in the freezer i will have to buy fresh. i didnt know you could cook fish twice, would this be safe?

Pink.

guccigoo wrote: »

thanks pink you have saved us from getting food poisioning :eek:
so if i dont want to cook the things i have made before putting them in the freezer i will have to buy fresh. i didnt know you could cook fish twice, would this be safe?

Yes, it's perfectly safe. I often make fish pie for the freezer. I suppose 'cook' twice isn't really the correct word. The first time I cook it and the second time I 'reheat' it, which is fine when it's in a pie, but not ideal taste/texture wise if it's fish on it's own. It certainly won't do you any harm providing it's reheated until piping hot.

Pink

guccigoo

so would my fishfingers and goujons be reheated from frozen or would i need to defrost again?

Pink.

guccigoo wrote: »

so would my fishfingers and goujons be reheated from frozen or would i need to defrost again?

I think they are much better reheated from frozen because I think they can go a bit soggy if defrosted first. Others may prefer to defrost them before reheating. It's down to personal preference really.

Pink

*Jellie*

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

You're very welcome If I were making, for instance, chicken Kiev, I'd make it and then freeze. I'd defrost overnight in the fridge then cook.

Thanks!

Does anyone have any recommended recipes for chicken kiev, stuffed chicken, fishcakes etc?