How good it is to eat okroshechka or a salad with fresh cucumbers in winter. But in winter, cucumbers are very expensive, and they do not have real taste and aroma. Then the vegetable needs to be frozen for future use, and how to do this, read below.
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
Frozen cucumbers are a recipe for preparing for the winter, which allows you to prepare a variety of salads with fresh and aromatic vegetables in winter. And despite the fact that among experienced conservatives there is an opinion that frozen cucumbers are nonsense, it is still worth trying. After all, what is sold in supermarkets in the winter under the guise of cucumbers is actually a poison, of a cucumber look. Therefore, it makes sense to think about the safety of healthy and aromatic-tasty cucumbers grown in your own garden with your own hands.
You need to freeze cucumbers not whole, but already prepared for use. If you freeze a vegetable whole, then in order to use it in a dish, you will first need to defrost it, but then it will lose its shape and elasticity, which will not allow cutting it into an even shape. Therefore, freeze cucumbers, cut into small strips or grated. Since, defrosted cucumbers can be used only as a component for various dishes, and not for slicing vegetables laid out on a dish.
You can store frozen vegetables in small plastic bags, plastic containers, or portion molds. In winter, you can use cucumbers by adding a handful to a white cabbage salad, to the legendary "Olivier", or to make okroshka without waiting for spring. Then you will immediately breathe freshness from the food. Frozen cucumbers will not affect the taste of the finished dish in any way.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 16 kcal.
- Servings - 1 kg
- Cooking time - 20 minutes prep work plus freezing time
Ingredients:
Cucumbers - 1 kg
Cooking frozen cucumbers
1. Wash the cucumbers under cool water and wipe dry with a cotton towel. Use a sharp knife to cut off the ends on both sides. They are not useful for freezing.
2. On a board, cut the cucumbers into cubes with sides of 7 mm, ie. the size should be such that cucumbers can be immediately added to salads and various dishes. If you prefer to cut food into salads into strips, then freeze cucumbers in the same shape. Also, part of the cucumbers can be grated; this cucumber mass will make a delicious sauce or mousse.
3. Pick up a handy, medium-sized plastic bag made specifically for freezing and place the sliced cucumbers in it. Close tightly so that there is a minimum amount of air in the bag and send it to the freezer. You can also load cucumbers in small sachets for one use.
4. Set the minimum temperature in the freezer and periodically, after 20-30 minutes, take the cucumbers out of it and shake them so that they do not stick together. When the vegetable is completely frozen, return the freezer to its usual mode and leave it in it for the entire period of time.
See also a video recipe on how to freeze cucumbers for okroshka.
