How To Freeze Brussels Sprouts
Author: Mark Velov
Time for reading: ~1
minutes
Last Updated:
August 08, 2022
CHAPTERS (Table Of Contents)
Brussels sprouts are an interesting and healthy type of cabbage. It is less popular among housewives than colored, broccoli or white cabbage. Few people plant this cabbage in their gardens, but in vain.
Brussels sprouts frozen
Brussels sprouts are an interesting and healthy type of cabbage. It is less popular among housewives than colored, broccoli or white cabbage. Few people plant this cabbage in their gardens, but in vain. After all, Brussels sprouts contain sugars, carbohydrates, pectins, proteins, dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals.
Such cabbage can be very interesting for those who want to lose weight, because 100 grams of Brussels sprouts contain only 50 kcal. Vitamin C in such cabbage contains 3-5 times more than in other varieties of cabbage and almost as much as in blackcurrant. Brussels sprouts contain 3 times more valuable vegetable protein than cauliflower and 5 times more than white cabbage.
Brussels sprouts can be eaten raw, boiled, fried, stewed. From it you can cook salads, add to soups and borscht, cook omelettes, casseroles. In order for such cabbage to be constantly at hand, freeze it in season. And then you can cook your favorite Brussels sprout dish at any time.
Recipes with Brussels sprouts
- Water
- Brussels sprouts
- Salt
- Skimmer
- Pot
- Bowl
- Colander
- Knife
- Freezer bags
How to freeze Brussels sprouts step by step instructions with photos
Step 1
For work, we need Brussels sprouts, water, salt, slotted spoon, colander, saucepan, knife, bowl, freezer bags.
Step 2
Examine the cabbages. Remove wilted and damaged leaves. Cut off the base of the stalk, thus refreshing the cut and shortening too long.
Step 3
Rinse the sprouts well under running water.
Step 4
Bring the water and salt to a boil and boil the cabbage in batches for 2-3 minutes.
Step 5
Use a slotted spoon to fish out the cabbage and immediately plunge it into a bowl of ice water. Leave for 2 minutes.
Step 6
Drain the water. Dry the cabbage.
Step 7
Arrange the sprouts in a single layer on a tray or flat bowl and freeze for 1 hour.
Step 8
Divide frozen cabbage into freezer bags. Remove the air from the bags as much as possible and send them to the freezer for storage.