Hardly anyone needs to be convinced in the use of a cauliflower.It is rich in protein, minerals and vitamins.Today it is possible to prepare from hundreds of tasty and healthy dishes.Cauliflower give as a first feeding infants and recommend that people with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.Only here the season in central Russia this vegetable is very short, and keep it fresh at home is impossible.Therefore, many people are interested in the question of cauliflower can be frozen or not?
Yes, it is possible.However, it is not only perfectly preserved all of its beneficial properties, but will remain in its original form.But to get it, you need to know a few simple rules on how to freeze the cauliflower in the winter.And you need to start with the selection of suitable cabbages.They should be white, flawless.Before frozen cauliflower, it is necessary to wash and soak in salted water for 15-20 minutes.It is necessary to get rid of unwanted bugs and caterpillars.And be sure to remove the leaves from the top of head.
There are 2 ways how to freeze the cauliflower in the winter: whole or divided into florets.In the first case to lay down their head out into a suitable plastic bag, remove all the air and close tightly.Remove the freezer.It is very important good dry cauliflower to excess fluid is not left inside.This is done by laying it on the screen or paper towel.At this all the preparations are completed.
But in the second method, after kale washed and disassembled on the inflorescence, you can freeze it in one way or pre-blanch.To do this, lower sieve with it in boiling water (to add to it a little citric acid) for 5-6 minutes, and then - in the cold.This will help keep the color and shape of the inflorescence unchanged.The rest of this option being frozen cauliflower in the winter, like the previous one.Arrange the florets in a tray at a distance from each other and place it in the freezer.Once they freeze, they can shift into a suitable container.
to store cauliflower in the freezer, you can use regular or special cellophane with zipper freezer bags.It is also perfectly suited disposable plastic containers.They can be bought in any supermarket.It is important to observe and storage conditions.The temperature in the freezer must be from -23 to -18 degrees.Since frozen cauliflower in winter only once and re-freezing it can not be, it just need to be divided into desired portions.They must be such that, once all use.If all these tricks cauliflower can be stored up to 12 months.
Freezing not only helps to keep all the vitamins, but also gives you the opportunity to pamper yourself with fresh vegetables, even in winter.And best of all for this purpose is suitable frozen cauliflower.Recipes with it easy and simple to implement.It can be simply boiled or steamed to make her scrambled eggs.It perfectly complements the soup, casserole or vegetable stew.For most of the dishes did not even need to be thawed.And, of course, because it is possible to prepare a delicious sauce for the kids.
