In late summer and autumn, people harvest vegetables, berries and fruits for the winter. Various pickles, preserves, marinades, jams and so on are made from them. But besides all this, vegetables, berries and fruits can be frozen.
To freeze vegetables, berries and fruits, you will need a good freezer, and if the volume of the workpieces is small, then the one in the household refrigerator will do. They are usually frozen and stored at temperatures ranging from -18 degrees to -22 degrees. But not every gift from our garden plot is suitable for freezing. What vegetables, berries and fruits can I freeze?
Vegetables are sorted, washed and peeled before being placed in the freezer. Only ripe and undamaged specimens are suitable for freezing.
Vegetables frozen for the winter
Freeze whole in plastic bags, as well as sliced, laid out in airtight molds.
Cut into rings 1 cm thick and put into bags and containers. Before that, they must be blanched for one minute.
Chopped or chopped, then kept in boiling water for 1-2 minutes and placed in sealed molds in the freezer.
Cut into cubes or pieces and boil until half cooked. You can also grate the carrots on a medium grater and arrange them in bags.
Boil whole, peel and cut into small cubes. To preserve the color, it can be immersed in a 5% acetic acid solution for 10 seconds and dried. In this form, the beets will be ready for freezing.
These green spices are placed in bags in a layer no more than 5 cm thick. Otherwise, they will not freeze well.
Oddly enough, these vegetables can also be frozen for the winter. To do this, they are cut into rings or cubes and laid out in bags.
They are laid out in bags and placed in the freezer.
Cut into pieces of 2-3 cm and cook in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, and then dry. In this form, it is suitable for freezing.
In addition to the listed vegetables, subject to freezing: spinach, cilantro, sorrel, cauliflower, broccoli, corn, onions, potatoes, basil and mushrooms.
Ripe or slightly unripe fruits and berries are selected before freezing. They are washed and dried. And only then they are laid out in bags or containers and placed in the refrigerator.
Fruits and berries suitable for freezing for the winter
Peaches are frozen whole, as well as in slices or cubes. Pits are preliminarily removed from apricots and placed in airtight containers.
Cut into slices or slices. The main thing is to cut the core. To prevent darkening of the fruits, they are immersed in water with the addition of citric acid for 15 minutes.
Freeze with and without seeds. Cut into slices or put whole in the freezer.
Lay out on a plate and cover with cling film. Placed in a freezer. Then, after freezing, they are laid out in containers or other containers. Thus, the berries dry out and excess moisture comes out of them.
These berries are frozen in any form, immediately placed in containers or plastic bags. Pre-dry thoroughly.
Frozen vegetables and fruits may contain high amounts of nitrates after thawing. Vegetables must be immediately placed in hot water for cooking, and fruits and berries must not be re-frozen. They are used to prepare compote, jelly or filling for cakes and pies.
