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- What's better: freeze or dry lovage?
- Freezing Lovage: It is not recommended
- The better method: drying lovage
- Tips & Tricks
What's better: freeze or dry lovage?
The lovage looks juicy-green and has grown tall. Now it is ready to harvest. But the huge amounts of this strong spicy herb can be bad at one go. But what is better: freezing or drying?
Freezing Lovage: It is not recommended
It's quick and easy. Just harvest the lovage, put it in a bag and put it in the freezer. But the freezing of lovage brings two major disadvantages. For one thing, the herb loses its aroma. On the other hand, when thawing muddy and looks unappetizing.
If you still want to freeze lovage, you should choose this method: mince the maggie herb a tiny bit and place it in an ice cube container with olive oil and water. After the whole thing has become solid in the freezer, the ice cube can if necessary be simply added to the soup, for example.
The better method: drying lovage
Much better than freezing is drying lovage to make it last. But some things can be done wrong.
This should always be considered when drying:
Before drying the lovage is bundled in bundles or roughly cut. It can be hung or laid out to dry on a sheet or other objects. If appliances are used as a dehydrator or oven, the temperature should ideally be below 50 ° C. After drying, the herb should not be ground to powder, as it will oxidize rapidly.
Tips & Tricks
If drying and freezing are too boring for you, you can alternatively put the maggie herb in vinegar or oil or make a lovage salt from it.