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- Preserve a papaya by freezing
- Wait for the right degree of frost to freeze
- Freeze papayas in the right condition
- Recipe ideas for thawed papayas
- Tips & Tricks
Preserve a papaya by freezing
For the optimal taste when eating papayas, it is important to wait for the right degree of ripeness of the fruits. However, papayas are from then on only for a limited shelf life.
Wait for the right degree of frost to freeze
Today, papayas are harvested almost year-round in the following growing areas around the world and then brought by plane to us:
It is important to buy papaya for consumption as a fruit only if its shell has at least some yellowish spots or stripes. Since a completely green-harvested papaya can not really ripen, it should be used because of the less sweet taste maximum for the preparation of spicy papaya salads. However, unripe papaya for the papaya salad can not be frozen and thawed again, as this is associated with high taste quality losses.
Freeze papayas in the right condition
The correct ripeness of a sweet papaya can be recognized by a combination of color and pressure test. Fully ripe fruits have a yellow to slightly reddish color and give way slightly under gentle pressure on the shell. Simply cut the papaya apart in the middle and spoon the kernels out so easily. The papaya, which is once frozen by thawing a somewhat watery consistency, can be avoided by puréeing the pulp. To intensify the fine taste of the papayas, you can also give some lemon juice to the fruit mass before freezing.
Recipe ideas for thawed papayas
Papayas stored in the freezer can be used in pureed form very well for fruity smoothies. If you have fresh or frozen blackberries and an apple available from the garden, you can use these ingredients and the thawed papayas to prepare a delicious smoothie by blending with the blender, which can still be flavored with a little maple syrup. You can also mix the papaya puree with the same amount of skimmed quark and a dash of lemon juice, fold in some whipped cream to create a refreshing papaya cream for dessert.
Tips & Tricks
Do not wait for the papaya to freeze until the fruit is soft and unavailable. Only with a timely processing also the frozen pulp has a high taste quality.
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