How To Freeze Broccoli

Author: Leticia Celentano Time for reading: ~1 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022

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The season for fresh broccoli comes in the middle of summer. If you want to enjoy this wonderful and healthy vegetable all year round, then it is best to freeze it during the season. Frozen broccoli retains almost all vitamins, minerals and amino acids.

How to freeze broccoli the right way

Try to prepare broccoli at the height of the season, in June and July, when broccoli contains the maximum amount of nutrients. Choose fresh inflorescences for freezing, without brown spots and bruises. Inflorescences should be dense, which have not begun to separate.

Rinse the broccoli thoroughly before freezing and make sure to remove all dirt, insects and debris. It is best to freeze broccoli in batches. Disassemble the cabbage into inflorescences and blanch for a few minutes, and then be sure to cool in ice water - this will instantly stop cooking the cabbage.

You can use frozen broccoli for cooking side dishes, mashed potatoes, casseroles, first and second courses.

Recipes with broccoli

Ingredients:

Water
Broccoli

We will need:

Colander
Pot
Bowl
Knife
Freezer bags

How to freeze broccoli step by step instructions with photos

Step 1

For work, we need broccoli, water, a colander, freezer bags, a saucepan, a bowl.

Step 2

Separate the cabbage into florets.

Step 3

Rinse well under running water.

Step 4

Bring water to a boil in a saucepan and blanch cabbage for 2-3 minutes. It is good to do this in portions, and not all cabbage at once.

Step 5

Dip the blanched cabbage for 2 minutes in ice water.

Step 6

Take out the cabbage, let it drain.

Step 7

Portion the cabbage into freezer bags. Squeeze the air out of the bags as much as possible and send them to the freezer for storage.

How To Freeze Broccoli

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How to freeze broccoli the right way

How to freeze broccoli step by step instructions with photos

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