To enjoy the incomparable taste and aroma of wild garlic all year round, prepare delicious dishes from it and replenish the body with vitamins, this wonderful plant should be frozen for future use. Step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
One of the first spring plants to appear is wild garlic leaves. It gives exquisite taste and piquant aroma to appetizers and salads. This beneficial plant is related to onions and garlic, because has a light spicy aftertaste. However, it can only be found on the shelves in early spring. But if the greens are prepared for future use, then you can enjoy them all year round. Many housewives salt and pickle it, but freezing is considered the easiest way to harvest it. Therefore, the topic of today's post will be freezing wild garlic.
Deep-frozen ramson do not lose their taste and useful properties. Therefore, if the dimensions of the freezer allow, it will be convenient to freeze wild garlic for the winter. This preparation will be a great addition to the first and second courses. It can be added to borsch, cabbage soup, goulash, salads, to make sauces, etc. The main thing is to follow all freezing rules so that the labor and healthiness of the products are not lost. You need to harvest wild garlic in May-June, until it begins to bloom. Only whole, juicy leaves and stems without defects should be used.
See also how to prepare spring wild garlic dishes.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 129 kcal.
- Servings - Any Amount
- Cooking time - 20 minutes of active work
Ingredients:
Ramson - any quantity
Step by step preparation of frozen wild garlic leaves for the winter, recipe with photo:
1. It is best to harvest wild garlic immediately after purchase. Put the leaves in small portions in a colander and rinse thoroughly under running water, removing damaged areas.
2. Then let the water drain, place the plant in a thin layer on a clean kitchen towel and dry well. There should be no excess moisture during freezing. Since the wild garlic will stick during prolonged drying, so dry the leaves with a towel or napkin.
3. Cut the wild garlic into small pieces or any size you like.
4. Divide and place in a plastic freezer bag.
5. Remove all air from the bag and fix it. Send the bag to the freezer. Freeze wild garlic leaves for the winter by setting the "fast" freeze mode in the chamber and the temperature not lower than -15 degrees.
See also a video recipe on how to cook wild garlic for the winter.
