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- Sorrel - the freezer keeps its aroma safe
- Where can I get sorrel please?
- Why freeze? Why not dry?
- Freezing in two ways
- Freeze fresh leaves with water
- Tips
- Freeze blanched leaves
- Tips
- Durability and use
Sorrel can be frozen fresh or blanched
Sorrel - the freezer keeps its aroma safe
Young sorrel is particularly tender, but has only a short season with May and June. The weed tastes so delicious that a season extension is worthwhile. The freezer plays a crucial role.
Where can I get sorrel please?
Sorrel grows wild in nature. To enjoy it, it must first be sought and found. In the well-stocked supermarket, it comes from the cultivation, but then much milder in taste. If you have the opportunity, try out which flavor appeals to you more. Strengthen then, for the months beyond his time.
Why freeze? Why not dry?
To anticipate: Fresh sorrel does not keep it well in the fridge. He needs to be consumed as soon as possible. For later use, the green leaves must be preserved immediately.
After drying, the sorrel loses all its good taste. Frosty temperatures in the freezer can not harm him.
Freezing in two ways
Two possible approaches to freezing sorrel are recommended. We do not want to deprive you of both. They differ in terms of effort, maybe in the result. But the taste divorced, as is known, the spirits. Best of all, everyone tries it out for themselves.
Freeze fresh leaves with water
The leaves should always be washed thoroughly first. Then they are blotted dry and cut small according to their later use.
The green leaf strips are added in portions into suitable plastic boxes, which are then filled with water and sealed in the freezer. The water preserves the ingredients and the aroma.
For particularly small portioning, an ice cube container is ideal. After the contents have solidified to ice, the sorrel ice cubes are placed in a freezer bag.
Tips
So that the hard leaf veins do not disturb the delicate eating sensation, they should be cut out before freezing with a sharp knife.
Freeze blanched leaves
Below is the description of the necessary steps:
- Clean the sorrel and cut it as small as you need it for later reuse. Blanch for about 30 to 60 seconds in boiling water. Add the blanched sorrel to the ice water to cool. Pack the cooled and well drained sorrel into freezer boxes.
Tips
The sorrel can also be frozen as a herbal mix along with other herbs.
Durability and use
Sorrel can freeze for eight months as a supply. He is best given frozen in the cooking food.