What can be prepared from frozen berries? What can be frozen in the freezer.

In summer, many housewives try to stock up on the maximum number of preparations for the winter, so that in winter you can even eat foods that are very hard to find in frosty times. To do this, they preserve vegetables and fruits, prepare salads for the winter, roll fruit drinks, and freeze various berries. But if you can open a jar of preservation and start eating right away, then eating frozen berries is not so pleasant. And here the question immediately arises of what to cook from frozen berries so that they do not lose their vitamins, and their taste becomes much more pleasant.

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From frozen berries, you can make a wonderful refreshing drink - fruit drink, which you can drink at least all day. And you can cook it from whole strawberries, raspberries, cranberries, or a mixture of these berries. These berries, in the amount of one glass, you just need to pour to the bottom of the pan and pour 3 cups of boiling water. Then you will need to wait until the berries in boiling water are defrosted and the juice is released, and as soon as this happens, all that remains is to add sugar to the pan and mix everything thoroughly. Naturally, you can take more berries, but in this case, you just need to proportionally increase the amount of boiling water.

But when reviewing recipes from frozen berries, you can see that there is another way to make fruit drink. In accordance with it, the frozen berries must first be crushed in a mixer, then add sugar to taste, and then pour cold boiled water, mix and let it brew so that the berries release juice. Before use, you can add a pinch of cinnamon or a mint leaf to the fruit drink.

Compote

To prepare compote, you need to take any frozen berries, throw them into a pot of water and put to boil. At the same time, in order for the compote of frozen berries to turn out to be very tasty and have a rich aroma, it is necessary to observe the proportion, according to which 2 full handfuls of berries must be taken per 1 liter of water. Compote is usually cooked for half an hour, and 10 minutes before the end of cooking, you can add a teaspoon of citric acid, a pinch of cinnamon or mint to it. And when the compote is ready, it remains only to cool it and serve it to the table, and everyone can put sugar on their own, focusing on their taste sensations.

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Cooking jelly from frozen berries is also not difficult. This hearty, appetizing and fragrant drink can be made from any berries, literally in no time. You just need to put a pot of water on the fire, and as soon as the water boils, throw the berries there in accordance with the proportion - 2 handfuls of berries per 1 liter of water and sugar at your discretion. And a little later, 10 minutes before the end of cooking, all that remains is to add starch to the pan in a thin stream, which will first need to be diluted with water. Now it remains only to cook the jelly during the remaining time, not forgetting to stir it, and the delicious drink will be completely ready to drink.

Wine

If the recipes for compote, jelly and fruit drink from frozen berries are very easy to prepare, then in order to make wine from frozen berries you will have to work hard, but the result will be simply amazing. To make such a wine, you must first defrost the berries, and then pour them into a three-liter jar so that they barely reach the middle of the jar. Then pour 400 grams of sugar into this jar and pour warm boiled water into it so that it does not reach the top by 3-4 cm. Stir the mixture in the jar thoroughly with a wooden spoon, pull an ordinary medical glove with a pierced finger over the top of the jar, and set the jar in a warm, dark place for 20 days.

After the allotted time, you can try the future wine, if it is too sour, you can add another 200 grams of sugar there and send it to ferment again, after stirring the sugar so that it completely dissolves. And now you will need to constantly look at the bottle with the glove, because as soon as the glove stops puffing up, it will need to be strained through cheesecloth, folded twice, into the pan, then wait another day, and pour the wine into bottles with screw caps. Everything, the wine is ready to drink, but it is better to let it brew for a year, so that its taste will especially please you.

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Pie

But not only aromatic drinks can be prepared from berries. All children and adults will also love the frozen berry pie, which can be enjoyed with tea. You can make dough for such a pie in the same way as usual, most importantly, around the entire perimeter of the rolled out dough, you will need to make small sides that will not allow the juice from the berries to flow out after baking. Having rolled out the dough, you can take on the berries, which will need to be mixed with sugar and spread evenly over the entire surface of the pie. That's it, you don't need to do anything else - just put the cake in the oven to bake for the same time and at the same temperature as usual.

Jelly

A very tasty dessert for the whole family will also be frozen berry jelly, which is very easy to prepare. To make it, the first step is to sort out half a kilo of berries, rinse them and leave to dry. In parallel with this, 1 tablespoon of dry gelatin will need to be diluted in a glass of cold water and also set aside for 2 hours.

After the allotted time, we dissolve the resulting jelly in a glass in a water bath, but in no case bring it to a boil. In the meantime, we divide the berries into two unequal parts - set aside the smaller part to decorate the dessert, and grind the larger one in a mortar to a puree state. After that, we give the berry puree a little to settle and extract the juice, and then pour it into a separate bowl, and pour 2 cups of boiled water into the puree itself and put it on fire. As soon as the mixture boils, we throw 100 grams of sugar to it and cook until it is completely dissolved.

Now there are mere trifles - the cooled broth will need to be filtered through gauze, add to it the set aside juice that previously stood out from the berries, and the set aside gelatin mixture. Mix everything and pour into silicone molds, the bottom of which is pre-covered with frozen berries. We send the dessert to the refrigerator, and in half an hour the jelly will be completely ready for use.

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You can freeze not only dumplings and cutlets, but also pies, stuffed pancakes and even broths for soups. Below you will find 10 original dishes suitable for freezing. But before moving on to recipes, a little theory.

In the freezer -18 ºС. At this temperature, the action of microorganisms stops - frozen food for a long time without losing its taste. How much exactly? Considering that we constantly look into the freezer, that is, temperature drops occur, the products thaw slightly and freeze again, no more than two months.

Some foods are not suitable for freezing. For example, zucchini, cucumbers and other watery vegetables. After defrosting, almost all the taste leaves them along with moisture. Lettuce leaves lose texture, and raw potatoes take on an unpleasant aftertaste.

You need to know how to freeze and defrost food. The colder the dish before sending it to the freezer, the better. If the products have been heat-treated, it is recommended to first cool them at room temperature, then keep them in the refrigerator and only then freeze them.

Defrost should be in the reverse order: take the dish out of the freezer, put it on a tray and send it to the refrigerator for 10-12 hours. Slow thawing allows food to absorb the moisture lost during freezing. This way the flavor is preserved. But, if there is no time, you can use the defrost function in the microwave.

Vacuum bags, plastic and glass trays are used to store food in the freezer. Zip-lock bags are handy when you don't have to maintain the shape of the dish: they save a lot of space in the freezer. Plastic containers can be taken with you to work, they are convenient to heat up lunch in the microwave, and glass trays are ideal for cooking in the oven, since you do not need to shift the dish from dish to dish.

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Muffins are sweet pastries, but if you use ham and cheese as a filling instead of chocolate and fruits, you can get hearty mini-buns for breakfast. They take little time to prepare, and after freezing and reheating, they are just as delicious as they are when they are piping hot.

Ingredients:

• 3-4 slices of bread;
• 3-4 slices of ham;
• 100 g cheddar or other hard cheese;
• 8 eggs;
• 1 glass of milk;
• 2 teaspoons of mustard powder;
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper;
• dried parsley and other spices to taste.

Cooking

Cut the bread and ham into thin strips. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Fill cupcake pans about two-thirds full with this filling.

Whisk eggs, milk, mustard powder and pepper in a separate bowl. Pour the mixture into the mold. But not to the brim, otherwise the muffins will run away during baking. Sprinkle dried parsley and other seasonings to your taste on top of each cell of the form.

Preheat the oven to 200 ºС. Bake muffins for 15-20 minutes. Let them cool, and then put them in a plastic container and send them to the freezer.

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In the morning you can get the right amount of buns, heat them up in the microwave and get a quick, satisfying, and most importantly, delicious breakfast.

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Ideal for breakfast, nutritious and healthy. It provides about 20% of the daily value of fiber and protein, contains a lot of necessary substances and helps control appetite. If you are too lazy to bother with cooking porridge in the morning, there is a solution - frozen oatmeal cups with various fillings (fruits, nuts, dried fruits, etc.).

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of oatmeal;
• 3 glasses of milk or water (optional)
• 1 tablespoon of honey;
• 30 g butter;
• a pinch of salt;
• fruits, berries, chocolate, nuts, dried fruits and other fillers.

Cooking

Bring milk to a boil in a small saucepan. Add oatmeal and mix thoroughly. Reduce the heat to low and cook the porridge for 5-7 minutes until thickened. Stir constantly. Remove the oatmeal from the heat, add a piece of butter and a spoonful of honey, mix well. Let it cool down a bit.

Lubricate the cake mold with vegetable oil and spread the porridge in the cells. Sprinkle some topping on top of each serving. It can be diced bananas, raspberries, raisins, coconut flakes - whatever you like to eat oatmeal with.

Wrap the form with cling film and freeze. When the cups are well set, remove them from the mold and wrap them individually in cling film. This will save a lot of space in the freezer.

Remove the right amount of cups from the freezer the night before for a healthy and tasty breakfast in the morning. Just warm up the porridge in the microwave. Add milk if necessary.

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Frozen stuffed peppers help out almost the same as dumplings or dumplings. If you know it's going to be a busy day and there won't be time for cooking, take the peppers out of the freezer the day before. They will thaw overnight in the refrigerator, you just have to put them in the oven.

Ingredients:

• 8 bell peppers;
• 700 g ground beef;
• 250 g of rice;
• 250 g of tomato sauce;
• 1 onion;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• hard cheddar cheese;
• salt and pepper to taste.

Cooking

Wash the peppers, cut off the tops to make "cups", the inner cavity from the seeds. Cut off "hats" can be crumbled and used in the filling.

Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic. Combine the ground beef (ground turkey can be used instead of beef), rice, pepper, onion, garlic, and tomato sauce. Salt and pepper to taste. Stuff the peppers with this. Sprinkle grated cheese on top.

In this form, peppers can already be frozen. When you need to cook them, defrost and bake in the oven at 180 ºС for 30-40 minutes.

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What to take for lunch or ? For many, this is a daily headache. This recipe will help diversify the contents of your lunchbox. The ingredients are simple and the preparation is easy.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 kg of potatoes;
• 500 g salsa sauce;
• 500 g hard cheese (like cheddar)
• 50 g butter;
• 9 eggs;
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil;
• 1 teaspoon paprika;
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder;
• ½ teaspoon salt;
• ground black pepper to taste.

Cooking

Wash potatoes and cut into cubes. If he is young, you can not even peel. Pour paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper into a bowl with potato cubes, pour in olive oil. Mix everything thoroughly. Place the potatoes in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 45-60 minutes in an oven preheated to 200 ºС. At the same time, stir the potatoes about halfway through cooking.

While it's cooking, make an omelette. To do this, break the eggs into a bowl and lightly beat them with a whisk. Melt the butter in a frying pan and gently pour in the eggs. Remove the omelet from the stove a couple of minutes before the readiness, the eggs should remain slightly runny.

Divide the potatoes into containers. In each of them, add 2-3 tablespoons of salsa sauce or any other sauce of your choice. Divide the omelette into portions and sprinkle them with grated cheese.

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From this amount of ingredients, you will get six office lunches. Store them in the freezer, and when you need to, take a container with you, heat it up in the microwave and enjoy excellent rustic potatoes.

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Short pasta in the form of corrugated tubules with diagonally cut edges is called penne. You can make a delicious casserole out of them and ground beef, which will help out if you do not have time with dinner. You can take it to work for lunch.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg of ground beef;
• 800 g of tomatoes in their own juice;
• 500 g penne pasta;
• 400 g marinara sauce;
• 400 g ricotta;
• 400 g mozzarella;
• 1 large onion;
• 1 egg;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 2 teaspoons Italian herb mixture
• ½ teaspoon coarsely ground red pepper (flakes);
• salt and black pepper to taste.

Cooking

Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic. Fry them in olive oil. Then add ground beef to them. Fry it, stirring constantly, until excess moisture evaporates. When the minced meat is browned, pour the tomatoes in their own juice into the pan and marinara sauce (if you don’t have it on hand, you can use any other tomato sauce). Add spices: Italian mixture, red and black pepper, salt. Simmer for half an hour. After 30 minutes, transfer a third of the sauce from the pan to a separate bowl. Cool down.

Also in a separate bowl, combine the ricotta, grated mozzarella (leave some cheese for sprinkling) and eggs. Salt, pepper, beat with a whisk until smooth.

Boil pasta. Rinse them under cold running water. Mix with minced meat and cheese. Put everything in a glass container. Pour the remaining tomato-meat sauce, sprinkle with grated cheese.

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The container must be used necessarily glass, so that, having taken the casserole from the freezer, it can be immediately sent to the oven. Bake should be at a temperature of 190 ºС. Moreover, if you send the casserole to the oven straight from the freezer, then the cooking time will be 2–2.5 hours. Therefore, it is better to pre-defrost the dish in the microwave or in a natural way, on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.

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Taquitos are a Mexican dish that is stuffed corn tortillas. This recipe is a salvation in case everyone is hungry, but there is no time and nothing to cook from. In just 15 minutes you will have a dinner on the table that is not worse than a restaurant one.

Ingredients:

• 15 corn tortillas;
• 500 g chicken breast;
• 250 g cream cheese;
• 170 g salsa verde sauce;
• 4 tablespoons chopped cilantro;
• 2 tablespoons lime juice;
• 1 teaspoon onion powder;
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder;
• 1 ½ teaspoons chili powder;
• ¾ teaspoon of cumin;
• vegetable oil for frying and greasing.

Cooking

Cut the chicken breast into strips and fry in vegetable oil until golden brown. Mix cream cheese with cilantro, lime juice and spices (cumin, onion, garlic powder and chili powder). Since the dish is Mexican, Pepper Jack cheese works well for taquitos. It has a creamy taste with slightly tart notes. But you can use other semi-soft varieties.

You can make your own tortillas or buy ready-made ones. In the latter case, first send the tortillas for 1-2 minutes in the microwave so that they are soft and do not break when rolled up.

Spread the chicken and cheese mixture over the tortillas. Add some salsa verde. Read about how to cook it at home. Roll the tortillas into a roll.

Preheat the oven to 220 ºС. Line a baking sheet with foil and drizzle with vegetable oil. Arrange the rolls on it so that the edges are at the bottom and they do not touch each other. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

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When the taquitos are baked and cooled, put them in a zip-lock freezer bag and put them in the freezer. In the situation “everyone is hungry, but there is no time and nothing to cook from,” put the rolls on a baking sheet again, lightly sprinkle with vegetable oil and heat in the oven for 10-15 minutes.

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Nuggets are usually associated with fast food, but they can be the basis for a second lunch or dinner. When there is no time to fry the patties, take them out of the freezer and reheat the nuggets. As a side dish, you can boil pasta or make mashed potatoes.

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ kg chicken fillet;
• 200 g flour;
• 200 g corn flakes;
• 5 eggs;
• 1 tablespoon paprika.

Cooking

Rinse the meat, dry it and cut into small pieces about 3–5 cm long. Grind the corn flakes in a blender. Mix flour and paprika in a separate bowl. Also beat the eggs separately.

Dip each piece of chicken first in the flour, then in the eggs, and finally in the cereal. Do this carefully if you want the nuggets to be truly crunchy. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the breaded chicken pieces on it. Bake the nuggets in the oven at 180°C for 15-20 minutes.

When the nuggets have cooled, put them in an airtight plastic bag and put it in the freezer. Frozen food packages are useful to label. Specify the name of the dish and the date of preparation.

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Meatballs are an Italian dish made from minced meat balls. They look like meatballs and meatballs, but neither. It is customary to stew meatballs, boil meatballs in broth, and meatballs are baked in the oven (Italian version) or deep-fried (American version). Meatballs are a great solution for those who don't have the time or desire to stand by the stove. It's tasty and satisfying. Meatballs can be eaten on their own or served with a side dish.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg of ground beef;
• 200 g breadcrumbs;
• 200 g ricotta;
• 2 eggs;
• 5 tablespoons of olive oil;
• parsley, salt, pepper and other spices to taste.

Cooking

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Ricotta can be replaced with thick sour cream, but minced beef is better: pork is too fatty for this dish.

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Form balls with a diameter of about 5 cm from the resulting minced meat. Put them in a container, wrap it in foil and freeze. Meatballs should be baked at a temperature of 180 ºС for 20-30 minutes.

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Significantly simplifies life: put the products, press the button and go about your business. And if, in addition, you freeze the blanks, where all the ingredients have already been washed and cut, then the time savings become even more tangible.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg chicken fillet;
• 2 bell peppers;
• 1 onion;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• 1 tablespoon of honey;
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar;
• 1 tablespoon chili powder;
• 2 teaspoons of cumin;
• 1 teaspoon paprika.

Cooking

Rinse the chicken and cut into strips. Wash the peppers, de-seed and chop. Peel and chop the onion and garlic.

Take a zip-lock bag and put all the ingredients in it, including honey and apple cider vinegar. Release the air from the bag as much as possible. Freeze. When necessary, defrost the bag, pour its contents into a slow cooker and simmer the stew for 3-6 hours. You can do all the manipulations in the morning, so that in the evening, after coming home from work, you can enjoy a delicious dinner.

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Guests on the doorstep, and in the refrigerator a rolling ball? In such a case, it is good to have a pizza blank. We removed the foil and cling film, and after 15 minutes a delicious treat is on your table. Pizza dough, of course, can be bought at the store. But homemade tastes better.

Ingredients

For test:

• 200 ml hot water;
• 2-3 cups flour;
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil;
• 1 tablespoon of honey;
• 1 ½ teaspoons dry yeast;
• ½ teaspoon salt;
• 1 teaspoon of a mixture of Italian herbs and garlic powder (optional).

Filling option:

• chicken fillet;
• salami;
• olives.

Cooking

Dissolve a spoonful of honey in hot water, then add yeast there and let stand for 5-7 minutes. Pour in olive oil, add salt and seasonings, if you decide to use them. Mix well. Gradually add flour gradually and knead the dough. Cover the bowl with the dough with a towel and leave for half an hour. The dough should rise and double in size.

Roll out the dough. You can make small portioned pizzas (it’s easier to store this way), or you can make one large circle. Bake the dough without (!) stuffing at a temperature of 220 ºС for 7–8 minutes.

Remove the future pizza from the oven, let it cool slightly and grease with sauce. It can be anything, such as alfredo, barbecue or just ketchup with mayonnaise. Put the stuffing on top. It also depends on your imagination and the products at hand. Don't forget to sprinkle with grated cheese!

Wrap the semi-finished pizza with cling film, and then with foil and send to freeze. When the guests arrive, put the pizza in the oven for 15 minutes. It is only necessary that the filling is baked and the cheese melts.

Bon appetit!

Write in the comments what foods and dishes you freeze.

Freezing is one of the easiest and most popular ways to prepare vegetables, fruits and other gifts of nature for the winter. Quick freezing of foods and storing them at a low temperature allows you to almost completely preserve vitamins. But are all products from the garden subject to freezing, and what could be the catch? Experienced summer residents and chefs of Sibmamy share their experience.

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Greens in zip bags. Photo selena224

• cucumbers usually freeze only grated, for okroshka. There are lovers of freezing cucumbers in small cubes for salads.

But such an interesting way to freeze whole cucumbers for cold winter soups is shared IRRA:

“I just wash my cucumbers, dry them, pack 1-2 pieces, depending on the size, into bags and put them in the freezer. You can remove the skin right away, but in the harvesting season there is simply no time to do it. immediately skin.You can let lie down for a couple of minutes on the table and immediately grate. They are very cold, but you have to be patient. If they thaw, they will be rubber. Once rubbed - salt and leave to defrost. While they are defrosting, you can prepare the filling (potatoes, eggs, meat, etc.). I like these cucumbers in winter more than store-bought ones: firstly, they are their own and are guaranteed without chemicals, and secondly, they smell fresh and retain the taste of fresh cucumbers.

Vegetables whole and in large pieces. Photo IRRA

Here is another option for freezing cucumbers (when there is time) - wash and peel the cucumbers, grate and arrange in silicone molds. Cover with cling film and freeze. After freezing, remove from molds and arrange in bags.

Grated cucumbers in silicone molds. Photo IRRA

• Can be frozen homemade vegetable mix, For example, chopped peppers, tomatoes and herbs.
• Currant leaves, tarragon, mint can be frozen for tea. Brewing is then recommended not with boiling water, but at about 80 degrees.
• Tomatoes Can be frozen whole or sliced. Whole it is better to freeze medium-sized tomatoes from your garden, when cooking they need to be rinsed with boiling water, then the skin can be easily removed, and the vegetable can be cut. Large ones can be, after peeling, frozen in pieces. You can also puree the tomatoes and freeze them in small containers. Use in soups or sauces.

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• Zucchini, pumpkins, zucchini it is convenient to freeze cut into pieces, such as you will later use when cooking. You can freeze zucchini in plates, in winter use it for squash lasagna or casseroles.
• eggplant you can freeze raw, but not everyone likes frozen raw or even blanched eggplant, so many people prefer to freeze them fried or baked.

Wash the eggplant, cut into wheels 1-1.5 cm thick. Salt, leave on the board until they "shine". Then fry on both sides, cool and place tightly in a suitable plastic container. To freeze. In winter, take out, defrost, sprinkle with garlic and eat.

How to freeze shredded vegetables : Ikea has double zip bags. It is very convenient to freeze in such packages. Freeze first on a board or tray so that the packages are even, not lumpy. Then put in stacks in the freezer. If there are no IKEA bags, you can spread them out on dense polyethylene, for example, from under milk, and seal the edge with an iron. On the edge of a centimeter two wide, put white paper on both sides and iron it directly through this paper with a hot iron.

Frozen flat packs. Photo Mirage

• Can also be frozen ginger, horseradish. You can also freeze ready-made horseradish, it is preserved better than in jars.
• Sorrel you need to sort, rinse and dry, fold the sheets in neat piles. The same should be done with spinach.
• Almost all mushrooms it is advised to freeze boiled, except for white ones. Chanterelles are especially important to boil, otherwise after defrosting they will be bitter. Butter and mushrooms are especially good for freezing, mushrooms should be boiled for 30 minutes, then mixed with vegetable oil and frozen.
• Dressings for soups and second courses: in winter it is very convenient to break off a piece - and into the broth!

1. Cabbage, carrots, tomatoes, parsley, dill, bell peppers, green onions - this is for cabbage soup and borscht (boil the beets separately, grate them and freeze them too).

2. Carrots, dill, parsley, onions, green tomatoes - this is for the rest of the soups.

3. Zucchini, carrots, tomatoes (in winter, fry minced meat or chicken with onions in a pan, sprinkle with rice and this frost on top).

Berries and fruits

• Can be frozen currant, sea buckthorn, chokeberry, gooseberry, blueberry, lingonberry and other berries. First wash, then dry on a cloth, but not in the sun. Then pour into plastic bags or containers - and into the freezer. Berries are not injured, will be ready to eat.
• Plums, apricots: it is better to remove the bones from them and freeze them in halves in one layer, then pour them into containers or bags.
• sweet cherry and cherry can be frozen directly with the bone.
• Almost all frozen berries go great in fruit drinks and pies. Of course, they are different from fresh - a little watery, but the taste is very rich. You can eat just like that.
• You can still not completely freeze the berries, but wipe them and freeze puree.
• Strawberries, victoria, strawberries, raspberries you can freeze it simply in a container, and it is also advised to sprinkle it with sugar, then it does not lose its shape when defrosted. But only sugar in this case does not need sugar 1: 1, but much less. In jam, sugar acts as a preservative, and when frozen, the preservative properties of sugar are not needed. For taste only.
• TO lubberry sauce. Punch strawberries with sugar with a blender and pour into bags inserted into disposable cups. When it freezes, take it out of the cups, and you get such strawberry popsicles. After defrosting, it tastes exactly like a freshly made sauce. You can eat with cottage cheese casserole, with pancakes, pancakes.
• You can freeze sweet apricots, melons, plums ground in a blender in small containers. In winter, you can eat with pancakes or make smoothies.

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hello, I freeze the frying for borscht already ready: I ​​take the beets on a grater, then I cut the pepper in half rings, then I take the carrots on a grater and finely chop the onion and fry it all, add the tomato and until cooked, then cool it and put it in bags in portions so that one is enough portions for borscht

In addition to the above, I freeze green onions. For example, in car. puree later: yummy!
I do freeze bread. When there is little left and no time to make crackers. Then defrost in the microwave: it turns out as soon as speckled. And my mother began to freeze lemon balm. In winter, it also gets into tea, the aroma and taste are awesome, not to be compared with dried.

Since pumpkin is a seasonal vegetable that matures in the fall and benefits from its vitamins and minerals all year round, there is a great way to store this sweet "sun". It is inconvenient to store it as a whole fruit at home, and even with central heating it is hardly possible for a long time, therefore correctly send the pumpkin to the freezer for later use.

How to freeze and thaw pumpkin

Before moving on to the question of what can be prepared from defrosted pumpkin, let's figure out how to properly freeze this "sunny berry". The easiest way - freezing in pieces:

1. Raw fresh pumpkin is peeled and cut into cubes of about 2x2 cm.
2. Freeze for 2 hours on a board lined with parchment: the pieces should be laid out in one layer and not touch each other.
3. Frozen pieces are placed in a special bag or container and placed in the freezer for storage.
4. In this way, the frozen pieces of pumpkin will not stick together; to prepare the dish, it is enough to defrost the right amount.

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The disadvantage of this method is the long time to freeze even one large fruit, but what if there are several of them? In addition, when defrosted, due to the water contained in the pumpkin, the pieces are likely to become watery and unattractive. And the pumpkin cut in this way takes up a lot of space in the freezer.

Frozen pumpkin retains almost all vitamins and nutrients

A more compact way would be grated pumpkin storage or ready-made puree. Alas, this method is not without its drawbacks: cooking a semi-finished product on a grater will take a lot of time, although a meat grinder or a food processor can significantly speed up the procedure. And in any case, a lot of pumpkin juice flows down. Grated pumpkin is laid out in bags or containers and frozen.

How to defrost pumpkin for cooking various dishes? Depending on the method of freezing, there are several options:

1. Pieces usually do not defrost on their own, because they will become limp and spread: they are placed in boiling water or milk (for example, when preparing porridge).
2. Grated frozen pumpkin is also not thawed separately, it is put into dishes at the end of cooking.
3. Frozen pumpkin puree (we give the recipe below) is thawed in the microwave or on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator at a temperature of 6-8 ° C.

Pumpkin must not be thawed and refrozen: all thawed product must be consumed

What dish can be made from frozen pumpkin

The first and most comfortable way to store pumpkin and cook it afterwards is ready-made puree:

• the pumpkin is pre-boiled or baked directly with the peel (after baking, the peel is easily separated from the pulp);
• you can chop the pumpkin in a blender or by rubbing through a sieve;
• mashed potatoes are frozen in any suitable container - silicone molds, containers, plastic jars, glasses, etc .;
• the finished dish is defrosted in the microwave oven or on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.

Recipes for quick and tasty dishes from frozen pumpkin are varied: soups and soups, vegetable stews and side dishes, cereals and pumpkin porridge, pastries and desserts, pancakes and pancakes, meat dishes. What can be done with frozen pumpkin?

Pumpkin cut into cubes

Turns out, ways to use this frozen vegetable depends on how it was frozen:

• frozen puree, for example, for diet food or feeding a baby, it is defrosted and heated. Puree is great as an ingredient in baking dough;
• grated pumpkin added to the dough for pancakes and muffins, used as a filling for pancakes and pies, in the preparation of casseroles, meatballs. Saturated bright color pumpkin fibers will look great in vegetable and meat soups, giving them a special deep taste;
• pumpkin cubes added to soups, vegetable side dishes and stews, meat dishes, sautéed, cereals and mashed potatoes. In salads, you should not count on the high decorativeness of thawed cubes, but they will retain their great taste.

Frozen pumpkin is suitable for main and sweet dishes, goes well with various spices

How to cook frozen pumpkin

So that a dish prepared using defrosted pumpkin does not disappoint with either taste or color, it is recommended to listen to the next tips:

1. Fruits intended for freezing should be evenly colored, without spots, with a dry tail without signs of decay.
2. Drying in the oven or blanching will help make the pumpkin less watery (pieces in a colander are placed in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, allowed to drain, and then frozen).
3. With excellent medicinal properties, pumpkin seeds should not be thrown away: washed and dried in the oven, they will be useful for their antihistamine and vasodilating effect.

You can store frozen pumpkin in the freezer for up to 12 months.

And for a tasty and healthy dessert we offer pumpkin pie recipe:

• the dough is prepared as for an ordinary charlotte: 3 chicken eggs, 1 tbsp. flour, 1 tbsp. granulated sugar, 1 tsp. baking powder for dough;
• put frozen or fresh pumpkin in slices on the bottom of a baking dish lined with parchment, sprinkle with sugar to taste;
• the first layer is poured with dough and baked in an oven preheated to 180 °.

Charlotte turns out tender, airy and very tasty! An interesting submission option finished cake flipping: sunny pumpkin layer will be a real decoration of any holiday table.

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Smart housewives in the summer stock up not only on conservation for the winter, but also on various berries. It's no secret that some vegetables and fruits can be frozen. However, they almost do not lose their taste when defrosted. In addition, it is so nice to pamper yourself with strawberries or cherries in winter. And even if you didn’t have time to fill your freezer with these treats in the summer, don’t worry, because frozen berries can be bought at any supermarket today.

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Freezing today is no less popular type of preparation than preservation. Frozen berries retain most of the trace elements and vitamins. If you have already frozen berries, then you know that berries cannot be re-frozen. Therefore, at one time you need to defrost as much as you need for one serving. Can't defrost quickly. It is better to leave the berries at room temperature, then they will retain their original taste.

Frozen berries will go well with various dairy products: cottage cheese, kefir, yogurt. They are very healthy and tasty, so many doctors recommend including them in your diet in winter.

What can be prepared from frozen berries? Almost everything from fresh. Of course, you can just cover them with sugar and eat or cook compote from them. But then they will lose all useful vitamins and substances. We offer you several recipes that use frozen berries.

sorbet

If you want an original and tasty dessert - prepare a sorbet. Sorbet is a fruit and berry based ice cream. Such ice cream is not only tasty, but also healthy, and most importantly, low-calorie, as it does not contain milk and egg yolks.

To make a sorbet, you will need: 1 orange, 2 lemons, 3-4 cups of strawberries, 1 cup of sugar and 1/3 cup of water.

Peel citrus fruits and squeeze the juice out of them. Rub the zest on a fine grater. In a small bowl, pour water, sugar, add zest over high heat, bring to a boil. Once the mixture comes to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for another five minutes. Then remove from the stove and let it cool. Add the prepared orange and lemon juice to the cooled mixture. Grind strawberries in a blender, add syrup there and mix everything gently.

Pour the berry-citrus mixture that you get into freezer molds and place in the freezer. Popsicles will be ready in about 6-7 hours.

If ice cream is not to your liking, then prepare a drink of frozen berries - a smoothie. The history of this drink dates back to the time of the hippies, and today smoothies in many countries are an invariable component of a healthy diet. This is a cocktail of fruits with ice or berries, to which milk, yogurt or juice is added.

In our recipe, the smoothie will include yogurt, orange juice and frozen strawberries (you can use absolutely any berries that you like). In a blender, mix a glass of yogurt (it is better to take natural yogurt), a third of a glass of orange juice, 8-9 frozen strawberries and sugar (to taste).

This drink is served in a tall transparent glass, which is garnished with mint or a slice of lemon (you can take an orange).

Dessert

Frozen berries are an excellent base for desserts. You will need 350 grams of any berries (currants, blackberries, strawberries, raspberries), 2-3 tablespoons of sugar, 150 grams of yogurt (natural) and a teaspoon of vanilla sugar.

First, defrost the berries, then beat them in a blender with sugar and yogurt. Arrange the resulting mixture in bowls and decorate with berries before serving. Dessert is ready!

Morse

If you like berry drinks, you can make a fruit drink. Such a drink will be not only very tasty, but also healthy. Frozen berries retain vitamins and nutrients, so in winter drinks from them are especially useful.

Absolutely any berries are suitable for fruit drinks. In our recipe, we use blackcurrant, cranberries and strawberries. You will need about stagrams of black currant, 4-5 pieces of strawberries, a couple of tablespoons of lingonberries isachar to taste. To begin with, wash the berries and pour boiling water over them (there should not be too much water). Stir until currants melt. Then add more boiling water (about 1 liter), 3 tablespoons of sugar and cover. Insist for three hours. After that, crush the berries and strain the juice. It is better to serve such a drink chilled in a transparent decanter or glasses.

If you do not want to spend a lot of time preparing fruit drink, then here is another recipe for this drink. It will take you no more than 5 minutes to prepare it. Take any frozen berries and grind them in a blender with sugar. Pour the resulting mixture with boiled cold water, and then strain. Morse is ready.

Compote

Frozen berries make wonderful compotes. It is best to cook them from cherries or black currants. Then the taste is richer. If you want the compote to be not only tasty, but also to have a beautiful color, add a handful of chokeberry to it. One handful of berries is enough for one liter of water. You can also add mint or cinnamon to the compote of frozen berries. Don't forget sugar.

yogurt cake

You can make not only ice cream and a drink from frozen berries. Make, for example, a yogurt cake. It will take you no more than an hour to prepare it. True, it is high-calorie, so if you are on a diet, then it is better not to make such a cake.

To begin with, grind 250 grams of crumbly biscuits in a blender and melt 250 grams of butter. Mix the butter with cookies, spread evenly over the mold and put in the refrigerator. At this time, take 300 grams of the year and heat them in a saucepan. Add cinnamon, sugar and 15 grams of gelatin to the berries. Mix well and then chill. When the mixture has cooled a little, put the cream, 600 milliliters of whipped cream and 150 grams of yogurt on top of the cake, then put it back in the refrigerator overnight. In the morning the cake will be ready. It can be decorated with whipped cream and berries.

Irish muffin

Irish pastries are very famous all over the world. You can taste it in many teahouses. As a rule, it is served with fresh heavy cream (cream is similar in consistency to sour cream), which can be spread on muffins. This pastry goes best with tea. And if you have a desire, you can easily treat yourself and your loved ones to delicious berry muffins prepared by yourself.

First you need to prepare the dough for cupcakes. To do this, mix flour, salt, sugar, baking powder and soda. Beat the eggs with kefir and melted butter, add the resulting mixture to the flour. Next, gently mix the berries with flour. Divide the dough that you have into molds and place in the oven. Bake cupcakes for an hour at 180 degrees. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving. Bon appetit!

There are many different recipes for frozen berries. They can be added to baked goods, made into desserts and drinks. Even with ordinary sugar and cream, the berries will be very tasty and healthy.

If this year you did not have time to stock up on berries for the winter, then be sure to do it next year in the summer to indulge yourself with various goodies all winter.