No one likes to feast on fresh vegetables in the cold season. Given the cost of products in stores in the winter, it is better to take care of their availability independently.
Is it possible to freeze peppers for the winter? Bulgarian pepper has long been won the sympathy of culinary.
And the dishes that can be prepared using vegetables, have not only an exquisite taste, but are also rich in a complex of useful substances.
How to store fresh Bulgarian pepper in the cellar and at home, read on our website. Climatic conditions in our country do not allow to cultivate crops all year round, so that do not limit yourself to eating your favorite vegetable, on the eve of winter, it is dried, dried, and frozen.
In this form, pepper retains its healthy and taste. To learn how to dry sweet peppers and how to dry hot chili peppers for the winter, you can learn from our articles. Read also on our website recipes for drying peppers at home for the winter.
Ways
How to freeze Bulgarian pepper for the winter? The method of freezing pepper depends on the future goals of its use:
- for stuffing the product is frozen completely;
- for cooking salads and adding to soup, goulash, saute vegetable freeze slices.
If you are interested to learn about the possibility of freezing hot chili peppers, then we will tell you about it in our article.
Training
How to prepare sweet peppers for freezing? For freezing select only large fruits.
This pepper has thick walls and does not lose its shape after thawing.
After sorting each peppercorn carefully washedgently trim the legs and clean the internal parts of the seeds and partitions.
In order not to damage the flesh of the walls, the cleaning procedure is carried out not with a knife, but with a finger. At the end get rid of moisture, wiping the pepper from the inside with a dry napkin or a piece of cloth.
How to freeze the Bulgarian pepper for the winter? To freeze the pepper at home, you do not need special equipment, it is enough to have a refrigerator with a built-in freezer. The cooking procedure does not require special culinary skills, it is enough to follow certain instructions.
How to freeze pepper for the winter in the freezer? See the video instructions for freezing Bulgarian pepper in pieces and completely. in packages:
Instruction
What is freezing pepper at home? Is it possible to freeze peppers for the winter in the freezer? If there is no middle tray in the freezer, care must be taken plastic tray. Before the vessel is thoroughly washed, wiped with a dry cloth and placed on the bottom cotton fabric.
Then the cooked pieces are poured onto it or the pyramids made from whole pepper are arranged. A tray of vegetables covered with a cloth so that there are no gapsand placed in a freezer.
At what temperature freeze sweet peppers for the winter? The optimum temperature for freezing vegetables varies within -19 ° C ... -23 ° C. At observance of this temperature range products give in to a state of shock and do not lose their useful qualities. Shelf life of frozen vegetables - up to 6 months.
Whole
Whole frozen peppers in pyramids - photo:
Can I freeze whole Bulgarian pepper for the winter? As noted earlier, a solid freeze will allow you to use the product for stuffing:
- sorted out only large fruits with thick walls;
- pepper washed, cut the legs and remove the insides;
- peeled pepper dried and thoroughly wipe with a dry cloth;
- whole fruits invest in each otherwhile forming a pyramid;
- vegetable pyramid wrapped in solid packages and put them in the freezer;
- two hours later, the vegetables are taken out of the fridge and shaken lightly so that the peppercorns separated from each other and did not stick together.
The housewife with the experience in this video will share her secrets of freezing the peppers entirely for stuffing with you:
Slices
How to freeze pepper in pieces for the winter? This method of freezing is suitable for people who are planning in the future. add pepper to stew, soup, borsch and other dishes:
- preliminary preparation of vegetables is no different from the previous method: pepper is sorted, washed, cleaned and dried thoroughly;
- cut the product slices or rings depending on future use;
- cooked pieces evenly pour out on the bottom of the vessel, cover with a cloth and place in the freezer;
- later two days vegetables packed in packages.
Tips experienced housewife on freezing crushed pepper in this video:
Storage time
Before cooking don't have to defrost pieces of vegetables completely, they can immediately add to other ingredients. For example, in a soup, frozen peppers pour 10-15 minutes before the final preparation.
Vegetables are mixed with stew 15-20 minutes before removing the dish from the stove. For stuffing whole peppercorns defrost to the elastic state of the walls.
Otherwise, it is inconvenient to fill the vegetables with cooked ingredients. Freezing Bulgarian pepper for the winter at home will not be special work.
It is enough to spend several hours in advance to enjoy the taste of the product in the winter.
