Raspberry is one of the most status berries, which has many advantages: tasty, beautiful, aromatic, very healthy. You can cook many dishes from it: compote, jelly, marmalade, jam, juice, jam, etc. And in order to use it all year round it is frozen.
Frozen raspberries do not lose their beneficial properties, they are also tasty and healthy. And therefore, in winter, you can cook anything you want from it. There are many ways to freeze raspberries. Raspberries can be frozen with whole berries, grated, frozen with sugar, combined with another berry. Each method is good in its own way.
Method one: freezing raspberries with whole berries
This method is good because the raspberry remains a whole berry. Many chefs use it in winter too, for example, they decorate dishes. It is not difficult to freeze it and anyone who wants to do it can handle it.
All you need is a raspberry-berry
- Taken berries, sort, sort, remove damaged ones. The berry must be strong. It is undesirable to use overripe berries for this freezing.
- Place gently in a colander and rinse under cold running water. Take raspberries in small portions so as not to wrinkle. Leave it in a colander to drain the water. It should dry out a little.
- Then, if you have space in the freezer, place it on a flat surface such as a tray or something similar. Let the raspberries freeze in this state. And then put it in plastic containers or just put it in plastic bags. Better to use bags with zip-lock fasteners.
Method two: raspberries with sugar
Raspberries in any form are an excellent addition to various dishes. It is put not only in sweet, but also in salty dishes. It is appropriate in sauces, it is added to salads, cereals, desserts, etc.
Composition for freezing whole raspberries with sugar:
- 2 kg raspberries
- 1.5 kg of granulated sugar (more or less - to taste)
- Sort out raspberries. Wash gently. Allow excess water to drain off. Can be spread out to dry for a short time.
- It is best to use plastic freezer containers for this recipe. Pour a layer of raspberries into the container, cover it with sugar. Again a layer of raspberries, a layer of sugar. Finish with a layer of sugar.
- Close containers and put in the freezer.
The third way: raspberries, grated with sugar
Components:
- 3 kg of raspberries
- 3 kg sugar or according to your taste
- Any raspberry is suitable for this recipe, except for damaged berries. Wash it, let the water drain from it.
- Then puree in any convenient way: using a mixer, blender, meat grinder.
- Pour sugar into raspberry puree and mix well. You can let it stand for a while, but it is better to break through the sugar with a raspberry blender.
- Pour into freezer containers and put into the freezer.
Such raspberries, after defrosting, are good as an addition to pancakes, mashed potatoes, yoghurts and other dishes.
