Freezing - Tips and Quick Questions thread

Linda32

viv0147 wrote: »

Freezing Cauliflower I believe I have to parr boil the florets for 3 minutes in boiling water then drop into cold water before putting into the freezer but what about the green leaves can they be frozen ?

You can do that by all means, but if you want to make life simple and easy, just place the florets in a freezer bag and pop in the freezer. Then just treat as any other frozen veg.

I never ever parr boil any veg that I freeze, life is too short. We have an allotment so I do freeze quite abit of the stuff

joedenise

I've never managed to freeze cauliflower successfully. It always looks really discoloured and horrible and seems waterlogged and tasteless when cooked.

Denise

terra_ferma

joedenise wrote: »

I've never managed to freeze cauliflower successfully. It always looks really discoloured and horrible and seems waterlogged and tasteless when cooked.

Denise

same here
I think what people find acceptable varies depending on taste, habits etc, a bit like some people cooking vegetables until they are mushy, and others liking them crispy.
I cant stand most frozen veggies, I'd rather make something with them (soup, base for a stew, etc) and then freeze. I suppose they would be ok for certain dishes where texture and taste are lost a bit, like curries etc.
But there are plenty of people who like them, I would suggest trying anyway.

Eenymeeny

joedenise wrote: »

I've never managed to freeze cauliflower successfully. It always looks really discoloured and horrible and seems waterlogged and tasteless when cooked.

Denise

I use one of those covered dishes for the microwave. The veg lie on a rack. If you put a splash of water in the bottom it's more like steaming them and I just keep checking after a couple of mins that they don't 'overdo' Seem ok to me but everyone has different tastes. Ideal if cooking for one.:)

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Hi can you freeze cabbage or carrots without cooking thankyo:)u

Linda32

Yes you can indeed Just slice the carrots into the pieces you want when you cook them. I chop into sticks but you might like discs. Then just put all of the pieces into a food bag/freezer bag and put in the freezer.

When you want to use some, just take out a handful or however much you need and cook as normal on the hob.

Same with cabbage but you shread this.

The above goes for just about any other veg as well.

artydoll

Hi Can I freeze leeks please?
Tesco delivered 2 huge ones too big for the two of us

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Thanks Linda thats a great help, I am just determined not to throw anything away thanks.

Linda32

Fairyface, noooo don't throw veggies away, just freeze them before they go soft and mushy.

artydoll, yes you can freeze leeks as well. I've still got some in the freezer from last year that we didn't use once the weather warmed up. (we don't have hot dinners during the warmer month) I shall be using these leeks in a casserole type thing quite soon, given that the weather has turned.

I did the same with a celery from Aldi last week when they had them on super 6 offer. I sliced and froze as I said above and will add this to casseroles, it seems to help with the flavour.

Pink.

Try these threads:

Freezing cabbage

Freezing carrots

I'll add your thread to our quick questions on freezing thread later.

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