Yield : Depends on how many vegetables you have .
Materials / Ingredients :
· Freezer
· Cold - unchanging nutrient containers and/or deep-freeze udder
· Kitchen utensils
· Cookware
· Homegrown bring forth
grooming :
Apples : slices
Peel , core , slice . Freeze slice on try , then place in bag . May embrown a bit in freezer .
In Proto-Indo European , tarts , cobblers , smoothies ; place on ham while baking .
Asparagus
washout spears , cut off woody bottoms . Blanch two minutes , freeze on tray . disjoined and store in freezer - safe containers .
saute , veer into pieces and ready into soups or dish aerial with sauce ( to blot out schmalzy texture when cooked )
Beets
Remove all but ½ column inch of stem , parboil until in full cook . Peel , trim , burn into clod or slices , freeze in tub or bags .
As is , warmed and seasoned , mixed with other cooked root vegetables , made into borscht .
berry
Rinse softly , dry thoroughly . Freeze on tray with Chuck Berry not touch each other and then store in freezer bags .
As is or in sweet talker , Proto-Indo European , electronic jamming , sweet sauces , topping .
Brassica oleracea italica
rinse soundly . baseball swing florets off main stems , cut stem into 1 - inch chunk and florets into 2 - column inch piece . Blanch two to three minutes . memory board in vat or bag .
hack in stir - fries ; creamed for Brassica oleracea italica soup ; veil in casseroles , sweat , or other soups ( antecedently fixed broccoli can see unappealing )
cultivated carrot
Wash , peel , snub into chunks or slice . Blanch two minutes . Freeze in tubful or bags .
heated up and serve with butter and ginger or garlic ; chop in stir - fries , soup , or lather ; pureed for carrot soup
Cauliflower
Trim stems , cut heads into 2 - inch pieces , blanch three minute . Freeze on tray , shop in bags .
Heated and serve with butter ; in soup and fret ; as a thickening for creamy soups
Cherries
Wash , pit , dry . halt on tray ( not have-to doe with each other ) , stow in freezer bags .
In pies , chalk pick , sorbet , fruit compote , smoothie
Corn
Husk , remove silk , wash . Blanch four mo , juiceless on textile . Kernels : remove with tongue or shaft , store in bathtub or bag . Whole ears : cut off tips , freeze on tray , fund in freezer bags .
kernel : use plain or in casseroles , soup , stews , salsa , chowders , or salads ; whole ears : fall in stewing water and eat or remove sum for use
Green beans
Wash , snap off stem end . Leave whole or cut into 1 - inch lengths . Blanch two to three minutes , freeze on trays , store in bags or containers .
saute alone or with other vegetables , steamed , in soups or lather , fried with ail or onions and splinter Prunus amygdalus
Greens ( for instance , kale , chard , spinach , beet / turnip greens , Asian William Green )
Wash , remove stems . Blanch two minute , chop into strips . Store in freezer bags in individual batches .
In soups and stew , in meat loaf , steamer with broth and seasonings .
Melon
Peel , trim back into ball . block on trays ( pieces not touching ) , store in freezer bags .
In smoothies , ice cream , sorbet
Onions
Peel , dice or slicing . Store in freezer bags .
Sauteed or in soup and stew as if tonic
Peaches
uncase and freeze down in slices or half on trays . Store in freezer bags . Will embrown .
In pies , smoothie , methamphetamine hydrochloride ointment , sorbet , dessert toppings , cobblers
pea
Shell , blanch two minutes . For looser boxing , freeze on tray and then break apart , store in deep freezer bags . For big chunks of pea , freeze down in tubs or grip straight after blanching .
As is , steamed / cook with onions and butter , in casseroles , soups , stew , meat loaf
pea : snow / snap
Rinse , remove strand and stems , blanch one minute . Leave whole or cut into 1 - inch pieces . stop dead on trays ( not touching ) , shop in freezer bagful .
Steamed or in stir - fries , soup , stews , salads
plum
Wash , pit , cut in half . Freeze on trays , store in freezer base .
As is , with unaccented lolly syrup , or in deep-dish pie , yield fruit compote , pickle , Methedrine cream , water ice
pumpkin vine and winter squash racquets
Cut in half or quarter , bake until flabby . take up out and drain anatomy , freeze in tubs or bags ( flatten bags for easy storage ) .
As is or in pumpkin pie , pumpkin soup , pumpkin breadstuff
Rhubarb
transfer and discard leaves , wash radical , slash into 1 - in pieces . freeze out on trays , store in freezer handbag .
In pies ( alone or with strawberry ) , meat sauces , or jam ; over desserts as a sauce or in cooked piece
Summer squash
launder , slice or square block into 1/2 inch pieces . Blanch two to three hour , enfeeble . Freeze in tubs .
In ratatouille , soup , stew ( lose flavor and gets mushy when frozen )
Tomatoes
Rinse , block on tray , store in freezer bags .
Cook into sauce , use in stew or ratatouille , chop and drainpipe for salsa
This article was excerpted with permission from the bookUrban Farm Projects : Making the Most of Your Money , Space , and Stuff , right of first publication 2014 , I-5 Publishing , LLC . For more budget - friendly and environmentally conscience projects and recipes , pick up a copy today !
