You may be wondering how you are going to eat all of them after you harvest them from your garden or shop for them at the grocery store.You can keep your Brussels sprout in the freezer for a year so you have time to enjoy them.If you want your vegetables to last longer, make sure to blanche them before putting them in the freezer.
Step 1: Take the sprout off the stalks.
You can skip this step if they're already off the stalks.Pull the individual sprout away from the stalks until they snap off.The stalks should be thrown away once all the sprout are off.
Step 2: The water should be warm for 10 minutes.
It's easy to clean the Brussels sprouts when they're soaking in warm water.The water will wash the leaves off.
Step 3: pat them dry after rinsing them with water.
To dry the sprouts, use a dishcloth.It's important that they're completely dry before storing them in the freezer.
Step 4: Place the sprout in bags.
You may need to use a lot of bags.Press out the excess air with your hands and seal the bags.It's possible to make it so each freezer bag has a single serving of the vegetable.When you're ready to cook, grab a bag and don't have to worry about measuring.
Step 5: You can write the date on each bag.
If you write the date on the bags, you won't have to remember how long the sprout has been in the freezer.The future expiration date can be written on the bag so you don't have to count out the months.
Step 6: You can store the bags in the freezer for up to a year.
The flavor and texture of the Brussels sprout may be lost after a year.If the Brussels sprout are dry or discolored when you take them out of the freezer, it could be a sign that they have developed freezer burn.They are safe to eat, but may not taste as good.If you want to keep the color, flavor, and nutrition of the Brussels sprout in the freezer, it is a good idea to blanche them before you freeze them.
Step 7: You need to boil a pot of water to separate the sprout.
There are three piles: a small pile, a medium pile and a large pile.Each pile needs to be blanched for a certain amount of time.If all of them are the same size, make a pile.
Step 8: The bowl of ice water will be large.
After you boil them, you can transfer them to the ice water.Put in about one ice cube tray of ice if you fill the bowl three-quarters of the way full.
Step 9: The small Brussels sprout should be boiled for 3 minutes.
When the pot of water on the stove is boiling, place a pile of small Brussels sprout into it.Set a timer for 3 minutes and leave the pot uncovered.
Step 10: The small Brussels sprout should be transferred to the bowl of ice from the boiling water.
Use a ladle to scoop out the sprout from the water.After dunking them in the bowl of ice water, chill them for 3 minutes.
Step 11: Remove the ice water from the Brussels sprout and pat them dry with a dishcloth.
Before you freeze them, you want them to be completely dry.They are blanched and ready to be frozen.
Step 12: If you want to use longer boiling times, repeat with the other Brussels sprout.
The medium and large Brussels sprout should be boiled for 4 and 5 minutes.When they are done boiling, submerge them in ice water, and let them boil for the same amount of time.pat them dry with a dishcloth after they have been removed from the ice water.
Step 13: The blanched Brussels sprout should be placed in bags.
It's not necessary to keep them separated by size anymore.Press out the excess air with your hands and seal the bags shut.
Step 14: The bags have the date written on them.
It's a good idea to know how long the sprout has been in the freezer.It's easier to tell if they're still fresh if you write the expiration date on the bags.
Step 15: The frozen vegetables can be kept in the freezer for up to a year.
The flavor and texture of the Brussels sprout should be in the freezer for a year.They will no longer taste good after that.If you notice that the Brussels sprout are dry or discolored when you take them out of the freezer, it could be a sign that they are freezer burnt.