How To Freeze Mint
Author: Mark Velov
Time for reading: ~3
minutes
Last Updated:
August 08, 2022
CHAPTERS (Table Of Contents)
Mint is one of the most famous spices. It is used in cooking fresh, frozen and dried. Mint has a pleasant refreshing spicy taste. Mint also has a sharp aroma, caused by the high content of menthol in the plant.
Do they freeze mint for the winter
Mint is one of the most famous spices. It is used in cooking fresh, frozen and dried. Mint has a pleasant refreshing spicy taste. Mint also has a sharp aroma, caused by the high content of menthol in the plant.
Mint is added when preparing sauces, drinks, confectionery, baking bread. Mint is added to salads, soups, meat and fish dishes. Fresh mint is added when brewing tea, decorate dishes with it. And if in spring, summer and autumn fresh mint is always available, then in winter it is not always possible to find it in supermarkets.
It turns out that mint tolerates freezing very well. It can be frozen in portions during the season, and then used for cooking in the winter. Frozen mint perfectly retains color, aroma and taste. It can be added to all dishes instead of fresh.
This is very profitable and practical, since in winter fresh mint costs a lot of money, and in season it costs a penny. And many grow mint on their own plots on their own and can freeze it for themselves in the required quantities for free, which is very pleasing.
Recipes with fresh mint
- mint fresh
- Food film
- Kitchen towel
How to freeze mint whole leaves step by step instructions with photos
Step 1
For work, we need fresh mint, cling film, kitchen towel.
Step 2
Wash the mint well. Shake off moisture. Dry by spreading in a single layer on a kitchen towel.
Step 3
Spread out the tops of the plant and beautiful leaves in portions on cling film.
Step 4
Wrap mint tightly in cling film.
Step 5
Send for storage in the freezer. Such mint can be used to decorate dishes, to stuff meat rolls as a green layer, to prepare drinks.
- Water
- mint fresh
- Ice Freeze Mold
- Food processor
How to freeze mint in the form of cubes step by step instructions with photos
Step 1
For work, we need fresh mint, a food processor with a metal knife attachment, water, an ice freezer.
Step 2
Rinse the mint well, strip off the leaves and place with water in the bowl of a food processor.
Step 3
Grind the mint leaves into a pulp. This will take approximately 20-25 seconds.
Step 4
Divide crushed mint into ice cube trays. Send to the freezer for 2-3 hours.
Step 5
Frozen cubes are ready. Transfer them to a freezer bag and send them to the freezer for long-term storage. Use as needed.
- mint fresh
- jar with lid
How to freeze a mint jar with a lid step by step instructions with a photo
Step 1
For work, we need fresh mint, kitchen napkin, jars with lids.
Step 2
Wash the mint well. Shake off moisture. Dry by spreading in a single layer on a kitchen towel.
Step 3
Disassemble the mint in parts: the tops of the plant with sprigs of beautiful leaves; separately large leaves; the remaining thick branches. The first batch will go to decorate desserts and cocktails. The second is for making tea. The third is for flavoring compotes, vegetable broths.
Step 4
Fill small jars with mint from each batch. It is more convenient to tightly wrap a batch for flavoring compotes and vegetable broths in cling film.
Step 5
Close jars with mint tightly with a lid. Put in the freezer. Mint in such a package will perfectly preserve the color and shape of the leaves.