Cheap Christmas Veg...ideas?

-taff

clareski wrote: »

If I was to freeze the veg ready for Christmas day, do I need to blanch first or just peel, chop and freeze?

Don't freeze potatoes. Sprouts cna be cleaned then left in the fridge in the salad drawer in a container of some kind. Carrots on't realy need peling these days so leave them too.

tessie_bear

cant help with the red cabbage as we arent keen but i have made and frozen bubble and squeak patties with the pots and sprouts. I have made about 20 portions of lentil and bacon soup with the carrots. I have made and frozen twice baked pots with the potatoes.

Need to buy some more now to use as christmas dinner veg

maman

-taff wrote: »

Don't freeze potatoes. Sprouts cna be cleaned then left in the fridge in the salad drawer in a container of some kind. Carrots on't realy need peling these days so leave them too.

You can mash and freeze potatoes. Or, if large enough, you can bake them when the oven is on, freeze then reheat in the microwave. I make my own oven chips too.

Sunshine_and_Roses

UPDATE....
Red cabbage was amazing. I layered it in a pyrex dish with onions and a small amount of tinned apples, with nutmeg and cinnamon. Cooked it in the oven for two hours, and it was delicious!!
Made bubble and squeak with potatoes, parsnips and sprouts, they are now open freezing so I can bag them up.
Thanks to everyone for their ideas, looking forward to trying some more!!

maman

clareski wrote: »

UPDATE....
Red cabbage was amazing. I layered it in a pyrex dish with onions and a small amount of tinned apples, with nutmeg and cinnamon. Cooked it in the oven for two hours, and it was delicious!!
Made bubble and squeak with potatoes, parsnips and sprouts, they are now open freezing so I can bag them up.
Thanks to everyone for their ideas, looking forward to trying some more!!

Thanks for getting back to us. I'm so pleased the red cabbage worked well. Now that red cabbage is cheap it's worth making some for the freezer. As it's spicy I freeze quite small portions for an extra side dish.

-taff

maman wrote: »

You can mash and freeze potatoes. Or, if large enough, you can bake them when the oven is on, freeze then reheat in the microwave. I make my own oven chips too.

Sorry, I should have said, don't freeze raw potatoes....:)

shykins

dont think anyone has mentioned pickled Red cabbage. slice it and salt each layer, leave overnight. rinse salt off put in jars and top with pickling vinegar

ready to eat in a couple of weeks and unopened jars last months

purpleybat

shykins wrote: »

dont think anyone has mentioned pickled Red cabbage. slice it and salt each layer, leave overnight. rinse salt off put in jars and top with pickling vinegar

ready to eat in a couple of weeks and unopened jars last months

just to say i don't bother salting the cabbage any more and it turns out fine, i didnt like how salty the process made it.

thinking of the veggies i have made 'veggie crumble' before using christmas type veg, lightky par boil sprouts, carrots, parsnips, onions etc and then add to either a tomato or a chessy sauce, top with a mixture of breadcrumbs, a few oats and a bit of grated parmesan and bake til the top is crisy

unrecordings

purpleybat wrote: »

just to say i don't bother salting the cabbage any more and it turns out fine, i didnt like how salty the process made it.

thinking of the veggies i have made 'veggie crumble' before using christmas type veg, lightky par boil sprouts, carrots, parsnips, onions etc and then add to either a tomato or a chessy sauce, top with a mixture of breadcrumbs, a few oats and a bit of grated parmesan and bake til the top is crisy

Mrs Un has made this before, sometimes it can be a bit dry, but there's a magic ingredient (apart from gravy!) that brings it together, might have to come back to you on what that is. Maybe extra stock/bouillon, or something moist like gently fried onions/shallots

Plasticfreemama

There's a delicious nut roast recipe on bbcgoodfood that I highly recommend, we use it every sunday now!