How To Freeze Nettles
Author: Mark Velov
Time for reading: ~1
minutes
Last Updated:
August 08, 2022
CHAPTERS (Table Of Contents)
Nettle is a very valuable multivitamin plant. Nettle contains more carotene than sea buckthorn, sorrel and carrots, and twice as much vitamin C as blackcurrant. Therefore, many housewives often use nettles to prepare various vitamin and healthy dishes.
Do nettles freeze
Nettle is a very valuable multivitamin plant. Nettle contains more carotene than sea buckthorn, sorrel and carrots, and twice as much vitamin C as blackcurrant. Therefore, many housewives often use nettles to prepare various vitamin and healthy dishes.
And if in the spring there is no problem with the presence of nettles, then in the summer-autumn period, and of course in winter, young juicy nettles are very difficult to find - they outgrow and become old, hard and tasteless. But there is a way out - you can always freeze the required amount of young nettle in the spring, and then use it for cooking throughout the season.
Freeze nettles in portions - put in bags exactly as many nettles as you need to prepare one dish. It is very convenient and practical.
Recipes with fresh nettle ingredient
- Water
- Fresh nettle
- Pot
- Metal sieve
- Freezer bags
How to freeze nettles step by step instructions with photos
Step 1
For work, we need fresh nettles, water, a saucepan, a metal sieve, freezer bags.
Step 2
Tear off the nettle leaves, remove the stems and debris (we work with gloves!). Rinse well under running water.
Step 3
Bring the water to a boil and put the prepared leaves into it. Boil for 2 minutes.
Step 4
Drain the water, and squeeze the prepared nettle well.
Step 5
Pack portion prepared nettles in freezer bags. When packaging, try to squeeze as much air out of the bags as possible.
Step 6
Send packets of nettles to the freezer. Use as needed.