All ways to freeze zucchini for the winter

products due to the fact that frozen vegetables are a few, but they mostly boil down to, that it is very economical. In autumn, garden products are very cheap and affordable, especially since many of our compatriots themselves grow crops on data and household plots. Buy the same vitamin fruits in the winter is expensive, and not everyone will decide to give money for a squash or a pumpkin, that's inventing all the new ways how to freeze zucchini for the winter.

By the way, the description of the preparation of zucchini and ways to freeze them can be applied to zucchini and to patissoni, because all these cultures belong to solid-root pumpkins.

In this review, we will focus exclusively on zucchini freeze, although there are many other ways to preserve them:

• with fresh whole fruits in a suitable room;
• in the form of canned: pickles, "overseas" caviar and other blanks;
• in the form of an appetizing and fragrant jam.

Tip! Cook jam from zucchini with lemon, orange and dried apricots, the surprise of your guests will not be the limit!

Preparing fruits for freezing

Freezing zucchini for the winter begins with their proper preparation. Of course, every experienced landlady knows all these nuances, but nevertheless we will remind them once again to consolidate skills. So, it is desirable to comply with such requirements:

1. For freezing use only freshly picked fruit, so that they do not lose some of their moisture and nutrients.
2. Thoroughly wash zucchini, cut off the damaged parts from them.
3. Large zucchini need to be cleaned from a thick crust, young fashionable to cut whole.
4. In old zucchini, pre-remove the inner flesh with seeds.
5. Cut slices or slices of courgettes preferably desiccated with paper towels.

Warning! Zucchini have a gentle crust, so they do not have to be cleaned.

In addition to preparing the fruit, you also need to prepare the appropriate container. Here the principle is used: the less air, the better. Therefore, ideal containers will be vacuum containers.

In the case of the use of plastic bags, it is necessary to try as carefully as possible to expel air from them.

Freezing by cubes

Before the freezing of zucchini, the squash is cut into pieces of the optimal size from the point of view of the hostess.

Simple freezing

A simple freeze is called, that does not require special clever actions, however, this method is not pleasant to everyone in view of the fact that the pieces turn out to be too watery. It is done this way:

1. The cut courgettes are soaked with towels from excessive moisture.
2. Pieces are laid in a plastic bag, which is tied so that as much air as possible leaves it.
3. The packages are flattened and placed in a freezer.

Freezing with salt in two stages

With this method, the zucchini slices do not stick together, and after defrosting they keep the shape. The drawback of this method is the length of the process.

1. Sliced ​​slices should be poured with salt and let stand for 15-20 minutes.
2. Juice with a lot of it stands out, so you need to drain it, and cut the pieces with a towel.
3. Pieces to lay out in one layer on a dish or a baking sheet and send to pre-freeze.
4. When the pieces are slightly frostbitten, put them into prepared bags and pack and allow further frost.

With preliminary blanching

Freezing zucchini with preliminary blanching also gives the effect of removing excess liquid, which positively affects the appearance and flavor of the final product.

1. Boil in a large saucepan of water.
2. In a colander or a metal sieve lay the cut zucchini and dip it into boiling water for 2-3 minutes.
3. Immediately cool the pieces under the jet, or dip into another pan with cold water previously poured.
4. We discuss with paper towels.
5. We pack and clean in the freezer.

Note! In this method, you can also double-freeze, as in the previous recipe.

Frosting with circles

This method is suitable for someone who likes pancakes from courgettes. This recipe is suitable for small zucchini, which did not form a seed chamber. The approximate diameter of such fruits is 5-6 centimeters.

1. Cut the zucchini into pieces of the desired thickness, 0.5-1 centimeter.
   

   Frosting with circles
2. Apply blanching or simple drying with towels.
3. Use double freeze.
4. Packed in cellophane bags.

Tip! Regardless of the way to freeze, pack so that the packs are enough for cooking at a time.

Frozen straw

This method of freezing is suitable for those who like to add to the dishes when cooking grated zucchini.

1. We rub zucchini on a large grater.
2. Carefully squeeze out the squash juice.
3. We lay out and pack on packages.

Freezing in the mixture

For quick preparation of vegetable stew or appetizing salad, you can freeze zucchini along with other vegetables or herbs. Together with zucchini can be frozen:

• parsley;
• fennel;
• carrots;
• parsley;
• parsnip;
• celery.

To prepare the mix you need, cut the squash and other vegetables in the way you want, mix them, put them into packages and send them to the freezer. After defrosting, you will have an excellent mixture for the quick preparation of vegetable cutlets or additives for stew.

Fried zucchini

Is it possible to freeze zucchini for the winter after heat treatment? It turns out and cooked vegetables can be stored in the freezer. For what to do, you may ask, maybe to speed up cooking in winter, if there is a lot of summer time.anyway, but act like this:

1. Cut zucchini into circles, salt, pepper, roll in flour or breadcrumbs.
2. Fry the circles on both sides and cool.
3. Fasuem and clean in the freezer.

Advice from the author! Mix mayonnaise with grated cheese and finely chopped garlic. After roasting, put this mixture on the circles of zucchini and send it to the preheated oven for 5-10 minutes. After you try the ready-made zucchini, you do not want to freeze them!

Freezing of zucchini puree

For baby food or other needs, you can prepare mashed potatoes with zucchini and then freeze it.

By the way!in this case, too, you can mix zucchini with other vegetables.

We proceed in this order:

1. Cut the marrow into pieces and cook in boiling water until half cooked.
2. Throw the pieces on a sieve and let the water drain.
3. Blender or in a mixer crush the boiled products in a puree.
4. Put the mixture in a portioned package and freeze.

Storage of

products In principle, zucchini can lie forever in the frozen ground, but it is still better to use them during the winter before the new harvest. The rule of storage is that it can only be defrosted once.

Defrosting

You can use frozen zucchini in several ways. Ready-to-eat vegetables: pureed or fried enough to send in a microwave or a frying pan right in the freezer.

For frozen fresh vegetables come in a different way. Of course, it is possible to defrost cooked zucchini even at room temperature, but it is advisable to place the frosting packet on the lower shelf of the refrigerator.

After defrosting, it is necessary to drain excess moisture from the packages and only then use zucchini for cooking.

In this interesting video, the hostess tells not only how to freeze zucchini for the winter, but also how to use the prepared raw materials in winter.