Do courgettes freeze well please?

As the title states really everyone.

Thank you

Blue

 

According to my very old 'Will It Freeze?' book, the answer is yes. Choose small, young ones; wash and dry them, cut into 1 cm thick slices, blanch for a about 1 minute and open freeze in a single layer. The recommended 'keeping time' is 3 months - common sense will prevail here though. Alternatively, it suggests, you can sauté them in butter and then freeze them.

Not a veggie I grow, but my Dad used to and Mum froze 'em. Going on what they did, you really do need the small ones - Mum froze some older ones and I'd describe them as decidedly 'slimy' when cooked. Of course, this comes with the caveat that my Mother went to the 'if you can still recognise it's shape, it's not done' school of cookery. :hehe:

 

i always make up a batch of provencale veggies (in tomato and onion sauce) and find this freezes well.

can be used as a veggie side dish or as a small meal baked with cheese on the top! if you want a recipe i can post it


loopy

 

That is very kind of you

 

ok

fry onions til soft, garlic too if you like it

then add capsicum fry a bit longer (more saute than fry really) then add courgette, sliced and carry on a little longer


you can add other veggies too


add a can or two of tomatoes (or fresh if you have)


simmer for 10 - 15 mins


job done


i like to add fresh herbs but dont do this until re-heating to serve

when cold batch up in plastic bags


tis delicious - goes well with a roast lamb dinner

or put into baking dish and top with cheese - bake 20 mins till golden on top serve with a chunk of bread - good peasant food


enjoy

loopy

ps i freeze this and take it camping - you can also add beans - kidney or canaletti which adds protein and is a nice veggie meal - or you can spice it up with some chilli - add this at the onion stage

 

Well that certainly sounds delicious, I will give it a go. Thank you loopy lou :thumb:

 

you are very welcome ! let me know what you think of it

loopy