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Produce => Recipes => Topic started by: selwyn-smith on July 26, 2005, 19:33:21

Title: can you freeze courgettes?
Post by: selwyn-smith on July 26, 2005, 19:33:21
Thats it really , can you?
Title: Re: can you freeze courgettes?
Post by: Derekthefox on July 26, 2005, 19:40:26
They can be frozen successfully if cooked into a dish, eg ratatouille . . .

If you freeze them as courgettes, they will go all floppy when thawed, although the flavour doesnt appear to be affected. So this is a sort of halfway house . . .
Title: Re: can you freeze courgettes?
Post by: Icyberjunkie on July 26, 2005, 20:10:23
If you are freezing them blanch them for 1.5 to 2 minutes first.  Prefectly fine for all the recipes in here once thawed as they tend to be soft veg anyway!

oh - and don't forget to stick them in cold water for fast cooling immediately after the blanch.
Title: Re: can you freeze courgettes?
Post by: beejay on July 26, 2005, 20:17:35
I used to but don't bother any more. I'd rather make the ratatouille or whatever & freeze that.