So this is the first of a series I'm going to do thanks to a few awesome readers asking me about the next step..I've bought all these veggies at the u-pick farm...NOW WHAT?!
( note: I do not claim to be an expert, this is the first year that I've tried this - with the help of my friend Google (lol), I'm just really hoping for the best and that I can save my family some money! )
So here is what I do with the zucchini's!
2. Cut or Shred, or do both to your zucchini. I do both because I like the cut up chunks for spaghetti sauce or other recipes, and I love the shredded for loaves, brownies, etc.
3. Label and date your freezer bags, and then load them up with the zucchini . This is where you'll have to look ahead and see how much you would need for certain recipes. For my chunks I tend to cut up one average zucchini..and for shredded I do about 2.5 or 3 cups. Then you'll want to put a straw in the bag and suck out the air and quickly zip the bag shut. Less air means less frost/freezerburn.
4. Freeze! ( i can't seem to find any info on how long you can keep it in your freezer, sorry..I'm not too concerned because I know that I'll likely run out of frozen zucchini after a couple months!)
Note: There is mixed info out there on whether or not you should blanch your zucchini before freezing(when you do the chunk cuts)..I've heard personally that the cut n freeze method works fine, so i'm gonna go easy and see how it works for me!
So..what do you with your zucchini? Do you blanch first? do you just cut n freeze? What do you like to make with zucchini?
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good idea I have stocked up on tomatoes and jalapeño this year :) I didn't get any zucchini this year
I am currently in the process of doing this at home too! Thanks for the read! Happy harvesting!
I've never frozen zucchini, I'm going to the market this weekend and I'm going to buy some and give this a try, thanks!
OH MY GOSH!!! LOL! I was doing the exact same thing as you this weekend! We could have had a zucchini freezing party! ;) I shredded 12 freezer bags of zucchini and quartered 8 freezer bags of zucchini. We have zucchini coming out of our ears! They did really well in the garden this year. Next up...butternut squash!
Man, I wish we had a upick farm here! That would be awesome! Looking forward to you new "series" of posts!
I haven't been able to convince my kids to try this yet but we'll get there. We have been becoming more dollar conscious as a family lately and storing food is definitely on our list as well!
I love the idea of freezing ready prepped veggies! My mom and I always dice red and green peppers, and slice too, so it's easy to take proportioned bags out of freezer and throw them in sauces and cooking :)
This is fantastic! I love having my freezer filled with summer's bounty.
You did it~! I just read through all three of your posts and now I so want to go to the u-pick!! Can you freeze carrots?
Thx for the awesome tutorial!
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