Can zucchini be frozen?

Freezing- an excellent option for storing both young zucchini and large, ripe fruits. It is especially beneficial to cut and freeze zucchini with damaged skin - they are not suitable for storage whole. Can zucchini be frozen? Our answer: not only is it possible, but it is necessary. Today we will talk about how we do this.

Should I freeze zucchini for the winter?

We have been freezing zucchini for the winter for a long time, and this is our favorite way to keep the gifts of summer fresh, with virtually no loss of vitamins and taste. Freezing zucchini for the winter is useful.

What could be more convenient: took the bag out of the freezer and poured cubes of vitamin-rich zucchini into soup or vegetable stew. In this case, you don’t even have to defrost it. If too much ice has formed on the cubes during storage, just rinse them lightly in cold water. Freezing zucchini for the winter is convenient.

In winter, as a rule, prices for fresh vegetables and fruits and canned products increase. But those who have prudently prepared for the winter will be well-fed! Freezing zucchini for the winter is cheap.

What is the best way to freeze zucchini for the winter?

In our family fresh zucchini traditionally frozen in the freezer. And we even had to buy a separate freezer, because we really liked the opportunity to store crops in this way

Mini-instructions for freezing fresh zucchini:

1. Selecting zucchini for freezing. Large, ripe or young zucchini specimens are ideal. In fact, you can freeze absolutely any zucchini!
2. Wash the zucchini, remove the peel and seeds.
3. Then we cut the pulp into cubes and then put it in plastic bags. It is better to package it in bags so that there is enough for one use. So, for example, we use frozen cubes when cooking soups and for preparing vegetable stews.
4. Release the air from the bag and tie it. It’s good if the cubes lie loosely in the bag, then they won’t “stick together” during freezing.
5. Place the bags in the freezer - the top compartment of the refrigerator or a special freezer.

Frozen zucchini can be stored until the next harvest.

As an option, zucchini is cut into rings for freezing, so that you can then take it out and fry it in a frying pan. Often zucchini is frozen for the first feeding of children, instead of buying expensive baby food in jars.

Note: in the photo you can see the size of the cubes - approximately 2 cm in length and 1 cm in width.