Purple Sprouting....sprouting....recipes...advice

[flowerlady]

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Another Really tasty variation I tried last night.  Steam PSB, make a white sauce (1/2 pint) and add a portion of Boursin and a little extra tasty Cheddar. Finish with a dollop of cream and Black Pepper then pour over hot steamed PSB.....sensational.

Not counting the calories then db ;)

[flowerlady]

[Svea]

at £6 per kilo at our farmer's market, well worth freezing the surplus - or giving to suitable grateful recipients ;)

[sand]

I think mine is ready for harvesting any day now, thank goodness as we go away in less than 2 weeks and I could see us missing the crop!

Can you tell me the best way to freeze it please?

Sand

[dingerbell]

Blanch for 2 minutes in lots of boiling water. Plunge in sink filled with cold water and ice. Drain, pat dry, freeze on trays lined with non-stick kitchen parchment. Remove from tray and freeze in bags. A bit long winded but this method means that it is easy to use in individual portions. To re-use, simply plunge into boiling water for a few minutes....Cheers  Dinger

[jennym]

... freeze on trays lined with non-stick kitchen parchment...

I use the teflon sheets, hunt around and you can find them cheaply now. Re-usable and excellent in the freezer or food drier.

[supersprout]

If you are going to eat them within a month or so, just freeze as they are. If you want to store for longer, use dingerbell's blanching method and they will last longer.

[Meg]

Tried toast with cream cheese and purple sprouting on top!! Also humous worked well too. So quick and easy!!

[Debs]

I froze some of mine - didn't blanch or anything - just washed & bunged it in a freezer bag.

When I got some out to cook, all the florets had fallen off stalks and were in a pile in freezer bag ???

Does anyone know why ??

Debs

[supersprout]

Sounds like they might have snapped under pressure debs (who doesn't ::))? Were they moved about/under anything when they were frozen? They would be brittle.

After a month of cropping, my PSB needs treating very gently now - I boiled just one minute too long last night and the same thing happened >:(. Earlier in the season when the new PSB is fat it can take rougher handling. Was yours fat or thin?

[growmore]

If you leave it on the plant just a little too long prior to picking this tends to happen .I have had it do the same . I think You have got to pick it when the florets are tight ..  Cheers .Jim