Lots of courgettes??

Taye

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

Just put it in jars in the normal way... ie. use scrupulously clean jars and lids, and only the sort with a plastic layer inside the metal lid so stop the vinegar interacting with the metal - things like pasta sauce jars etc are fine, and smaller jam jars etc look nicer for gifts.

Pop your jars and the lids in a tray in a very low oven for 10-15 minutes, then spoon the chutney into warm jars (or use a funnel if you have one the right sort of size). Fill them as close to the top as possible as the chutney will shrink a little as it cools, and screw lids on. As it cools you will hear 'pops' from the jars that have those 'test for freshness' centres on, as the chutney shrinks it creates a vacuum and the lids are sucked in a little!

Wait till it cools, wipe any spillages off the outside of the jar, label if you like and shove them in a cupboard! Chutney will store really well in a cool cupboard for ages.

Oh FAB!! thanks hun

ubamother

you could do the marrow thing with some plants and pick some of the others when they are really small - half the size that you'd buy - I find the flavour of the baby ones really good - and you'll have plenty. If it all gets out of hand, just think of it all as potential allotment compost - and you can't really get enough of that!

Bronnie

I have always found courgettes basically tasteless on their own, but I agree the baby ones I'm picking now have a lovely flavour.

I pick them freshly and grate them raw over a mixed salad. One minute from plant to plate!

That gets rid of another couple each day,

queen_of_string

courgette fritters are nice and would probably freeze link to untried recipe

Primrose

18 courgette plants! Wow! You'll be able to keep your whole town supplied! But with that number of plants you'll have enough to pick them really small, i.e. when they're only 3 - 4" inches long, when they're delightful eaten raw in salads. I find if they're picked fresh at this size they will keep for quite a long time in the fridge if stored in a brown paper bag - not a plastic one. At this size you can dry freeze them in small chunks, i.e. don't blanch them in water first, just freeze them loose on a tray in the freezer until hard and then store in bags if you don't want to include them in a ratatouille.

rigsby1967

I planted loads of corgette plants not realising they would all come up (as i am not very green fingered ).

I now have a load of corgettes and wondered what to do with the extra ones as i would hate them to go off. Is there something i can make with them as i believe they can't be frozen.

Thanks
rigs

**confuzzled**

My parents grow courgettes and they make loads of chutneys or puts them in curries.
As far as I'm aware they're fine to be frozen, my mum tends to cut hers up and pop in portion sized bags and defrosts as & when needed. Not had any problems in the last 10 years and we're all still here to tell the tale so I shouldn't think it a problem

Pls correct me if I'm wrong:p Although would have to tell my parents they've been slowly poisoning themselves:rotfl::rotfl:

snowmaid

You could make it a mixture of tomatoes, onions and courgettes. saute the onions, add courgettes and then tomatoes. Add garlic, herbs (basil etc) a dash of chutney to taste, along with seasoning. Freeze this mixture and use it for a base for pasta, soups, stews etc.

Pink.

Hi rigsby,

There's an existing thread with lots of ideas for using courgettes so I've added your thread to it to keep the suggestions together.

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rigsby1967

snowmaid wrote: »

You could make it a mixture of tomatoes, onions and courgettes. saute the onions, add courgettes and then tomatoes. Add garlic, herbs (basil etc) a dash of chutney to taste, along with seasoning. Freeze this mixture and use it for a base for pasta, soups, stews etc.

That sounds lovely.