Help with preserving vegetables

[tm3308]

Does anyone have experience with freezing fresh vegetables? I recently bought more asparagus than I needed, so I blanched all of it and then vacuum sealed what I didn't need right away and froze it in individual portions. But I'm curious about the best way to prepare those frozen portions whenever I'm ready to eat them. Should I thaw them out first and then toss into a skillet, or just throw them in the oven/microwave?

 

[cycloner29]

I blanched some ears of sweet corn and vacuum sealed. Did the same to just some ears of fresh picked. I just thawed in the microwave still in the vac sealed bag. I then cooked them in the microwave. I really couldn’t tell the difference. Probably should have put a couple holes in the bags when I cooked them as the bags expanded and popped like a balloon.

 

[Gonzo]

Does anyone have experience with freezing fresh vegetables? I recently bought more asparagus than I needed, so I blanched all of it and then vacuum sealed what I didn't need right away and froze it in individual portions. But I'm curious about the best way to prepare those frozen portions whenever I'm ready to eat them. Should I thaw them out first and then toss into a skillet, or just throw them in the oven/microwave?

I'd absolutely thaw them before cooking, and then just throw them into a saute pan with a little olive oil.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

ISU Extension’s Preserve the Taste of Summer pub has info.
https://store.extension.iastate.edu/FileDownload.ashx?FileID=5212
HS305H. Look on page 3.

 

[carvers4math]

I freeze it when it is on sale and just put it in a frozen state on a baking sheet lined in parchment paper and roast it with olive oil and herbs and spices

 

[Acylum]

Take 3/4 stalks wrap with bacon, use toothpicks to keep in place. Brush with olive oil/flavored olive oil, cook on grill or smoker. Or steam plain asparagus.

 

[psycln11]

https://www.allrecipes.com/article/how-to-freeze-asparagus/

This suggests not thawing it. Just throw it on the grill or sauté it in a pan.

 

[carvers4math]

https://www.allrecipes.com/article/how-to-freeze-asparagus/

This suggests not thawing it. Just throw it on the grill or sauté it in a pan.

As it says, it loses crispness if you thaw it first.

 

[NWICY]

I freeze it when it is on sale and just put it in a frozen state on a baking sheet lined in parchment paper and roast it with olive oil and herbs and spices

Do you blanch it before freezing or freeze fresh?

 

[carvers4math]

Do you blanch it before freezing or freeze fresh?

I would describe what I do as light blanching, like two minutes instead of three they suggest.