Freezing Aubergine

[Biscombe]

Yipeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Got a chest freezer!!!! my first ever! and a bucket overflowing with aubergines :-\ 

Read that you can blanche them for a few mins then freeze, but what are they like to cook with when defrosted? do they keep shape and texture!? If not got any good tried and tested meat free dishes I can freeze!!

[Biscombe]

[dandelion]

Reading the title, I was wondering who can possibly have an aubergine glut this summer  ??? ??? ??? But of course you're in a HOT country  8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8).

[Susiebelle]

I think blanching aubergines would just make them very mushy, with aubergines fine line between just cooked and undercooked. I would incorporate into prepared dishes then freeze- works well for this veggie ;D ;D dishes like Aubergine Bake, Mediterranean Veg Lasagna , Veg Hotpot, Bean Ragout are all staple aubergine dishes in my freezer. Let me know if interested in any of the recipes and I will post for you :) :)

[Biscombe]

Thas brilliant Susiebelle! wondered about the mushy part of freezing aubergines, thanks for the offer of recipes, I make all your above mentioned recipes apart from Veg Hotpot, could you post that one?
Cheers  ;D

[carolinej]

Susiebelle,

any chance of you posting the aubergine bake recipe please ::)

Thanks

cj :)

[tim]

If & when I have a glut, & after making pickle, I fry them ready for Ratatouille or whatever. 

[Marymary]

Do you then freeze just the fried aubies, Tim, or make the ratatouille & freeze that?

[Doris_Pinks]

as Tim says Aubergine Pickle, the one I use is the one he gave from mamtas.......delish!
http://www.mamtaskitchen.com/recipe_display.php?id=10555
Time consuming but well worth it!
Sadly I never have enough to freeze! :'( :'( But if I did, it would have to be ratatouille ;D

[tim]

Mary - if I only have Aubs, I freeze them on their own, waiting to be married up later, either in Ratatouille, Moussaka or, my new ploy, RAITA.

Mush? One reason I grow long Aubs is that, given their skin/flesh ratio, they hold some identity.