HOW TO FREEZE AVOCADOS

Did you know avocados can be frozen?! You sure can

Whole, cut, diced or mashed avocados do not have as desirable of a result when frozen. Guacamole can often contain other ingredients that do not freeze well so we do not recommend freezing guacamole.

How to Freeze Avocados
1. Wash the outside of the avocados thoroughly by holding them under running water or in your selected produce wash.
Find more avocado washing and preparation tips.

2. Cut and peel the avocados. (you can freeze them at this stage as shown in the picture, or purée them, instructions below)

3. Puree – Place the peeled avocados in a food processor or blender. Add a ratio of one tablespoon of an acidic agent like lemon or lime juice for each avocado you are freezing. Puree until smooth. This will ensure that the lemon or lime juice is evenly distributed to help to prevent the avocados from turning brown. Mashing the avocado rather than pureeing yields a less desirable result because the acidic agent is unevenly mixed in.

4. Package – Place the pureed avocado into an air-tight container. Leave ½ to 1 inch of headspace in the container to allow for expansion. Close your container tightly and label accordingly. Freeze.

***Frozen avocado puree must be used within four to five months of freezing

VRIES VARS MANGO’S

Mango seisoen….baie rypes…..sny in blokkies, plaas in plastiese sakkie, saam met ‘n paar eetlepels gekonsentreede mango sap, Halls of Ceres. Vries dit tot benodig word. Die vrugte bly net so vars, en is heerlik oor roomys, maar kan vir enige ander resep ook gebruik word. Die bietjie preserveermiddel in die vrugte sap hou die mango perfek!

Hermanus Kriel
Ek het my skywe tussen droë suiker verpak en gevries. Was nog perfek Na ‘n jaar.

HOW TO FREEZE EGGS

cooking spray
eggs

spray muffin tin with cooking spray
crack an egg into each of the indentions of the muffin tin whisk each egg carefully with a fork to break up the yolk
place muffin tin in the freezer to flash freeze the eggs at least 30 minutes
remove muffin tin and remove each frozen egg from the muffin tin and place into a zip top bag that has been labeled with the date roll the zip top bag to remove as much air from the bag as possible and close return the bag and the eggs to the freezer for up to one year
to use a frozen egg just remove the number of individual frozen eggs you need from the zip top bag and place in the refrigerator overnight to thaw then use for any number of recipes or scrambled eggs, omelets, quiches or baking.

FREEZING SWEET POTATOES

Preparation – Choose medium to large sweet potatoes that have been cured for at least one week. Sort according to size and wash. Cook until almost tender in water, in steam, in a pressure cooker or in the oven. Let stand at room temperature until cool. Peel sweet potatoes, cut in halves, slice or mash.

If desired, to prevent darkening, dip whole sweet potatoes or slices for 5 seconds in a solution of 1/2 cup lemon juice to 1 quart water.

To keep mashed sweet potatoes from darkening, mix 2 tablespoons orange or lemon juice with each quart of mashed sweet potatoes.

Pack into containers, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Seal and freeze.

Baked – Wash, trim and heat potatoes in oven at 350ºF without peeling until slightly soft. Cool, remove peel and wrap individually in aluminum foil. Place in polyethylene bags and freeze. Complete the baking in an oven at 350ºF immediately before serving, leaving the potatoes wrapped in foil.

WENK HOE OM VARS GROENTE TE VERWERK OM TE VRIES

Ons verwerk die groente en kook water op die stoof. Gooi net die groente daarin vir so 10 minute (die water moenie meer kook nie). Haal uit die water uit, laat bietjie afkoel en verpak. Die groente behou hul kleur ook as dit eers bietjie in kookwater gesit word.
Amanda Verster Vd Merwe

Jy kan ook vars groente blansjeer. Spoel die groente goed af. Kook in ‘n kastrol water. Skakel die plaat af. Doop die groente daarin vir so 2 minute, skep uit laat water afloop en plaas in ‘n ander houer wat vol water en ysblokkies is, laat staan vir 1 minuut, en skep uit, dreineer en skep in vriessakkies, verseël en vries.
Louisa Hollenbach

TUISGEMAAKTE AARTAPPELSKYFIES
Sny jou aartappels in chips, was af onder koue water, droog goed af, braai in warm olie tot net sag, haal uit en dreineer op kombuispapier.

Laat vinnig afkoel, en verpak in geskatte hoeveelhede en vries. Om te gebruik gooi net weer in warm olie tot ligbruin, gooi sout en peper oor en bedien. Kan ook in die oond gerooster word. Hou tot 3 maande in die vrieskas.
Idee gepos deur Rina Kleinhans

Johan En Adrì Scheepers
Gevriesde chips
Wenke vir die vrieskas: Maak jou eie gevriesde aartappelskyfies
Cut 1 kg of potatoes into medium French fry shapes. Cook in simmering, salted water until half cooked. Drain thoroughly and place in a single layer on a sheet pan. Freeze until solid, then transfer to bags. When you’re ready to cook, toss potatoes with 2 tbsp of oil, place in a single layer on a sheet pan and bake at 210°C until nicely browned (about 15 – 20 min). Keep an eye on them, turning occasionally. Salt immediately when done, then serve.

FREEZING EGGPLANT
PREPARATION
Rinse eggplants under cool water, using a vegetable brush if the vegetables are soiled. Young, tender eggplants are suitable for freezing with or without the peel. Cut the eggplant into thin, 1/3-inch slices. To ensure the eggplant remains fresh, work in batches, washing and slicing only as much eggplant as you can blanch at a time.

BLANCHING
Blanching is a critical step in freezing nearly all vegetables, including eggplant. Blanching halts the action of the enzymes, which preserves the color, flavor and texture. To blanch eggplants, place the slices in a kettle filled with boiling water. To preserve the color of the eggplant, add 1/2 cup of lemon juice to every 1 gallon of boiling water. Set the timer for 4 minutes. Transfer the eggplant to a bowl of ice water as soon as the timer rings, then set the timer and allow the eggplant to cool 4 minutes. Drain the water.
PACKAGING
Suitable containers for freezing eggplant include rigid, moisture-tight freezer containers or resealable plastic bags. A sheet of freezer wrap between each slice makes it easy to separate the slices later. Remove as much air as possible, then label the container with the contents and date. For best quality, use the frozen eggplant within nine months.*

GEDROOGTE OF GEVRIESDE VARS ERTJIES

Pluk slegs jong vars ertjies, dop uit en verwyder die beskadigde pitte.
Blansjeer dit ‘n minuut lank in kookwater en dompel dit daarna dadeLik in yswater.
Dreineer die ertjies en bevries dit oop op ‘n bakplaat.  Verpak die bevrore ertjies in vriessakkies GEDROOGTE ERTJIES
Laat die ertjies ryp word aan die plant, maar pluk dit voor die doppe droog is.  Dop uit en blansjeer dit 2 min in kookwater of stoom.  Dreineer die ertjies en versprei dit ongeveer 2cm dik op ‘n bakplaat.
Laat ertjies op’n sonnige plek of baie koel oond uitdroog.  Roer gereeld om te voorkom dat die ertjies muf.

OM TE GEBRUIK: Vinninge metode is om dit met water te bedek, tot kookpunt te verhit en dan 2 min lank sonder ‘n deksel te kook.

lekker vir later
Haal die kastrol van die stoof af, sit die deksel op en laat dit ‘n uur lank week in die warm water.  Dreineer die geweekte ertjies en kook daarna ‘n paar minute lank in vars water.
Dreineer weer, voeg weer vars water by en kook tot sag.

BEST WAY TO STORE CELERY
1  Place celery, unwashed, in a plastic bag and store it in the refrigerator. Trim the leaves from the stalk, but try to leave the stalk as whole as possible. The more you cut the stalk before using, the quicker it will decay.
2 To keep celery at its crunchiest, store it in a glass container filled with water in the refrigerator. Change the water every three days. It is best to use filtered water. You can lie the celery down in the water if you wish, or if your glass container has a tall shape you can stand the celery in the water on its ends.
3  To freeze celery, trim the leaves from the stalks. Blanch the celery in boiling water for three minutes. Drain and cool it. Place it in freezer bags and put in freezer. Celery can be stored in the freezer for 10 to 12 months.

OM AARTAPPELS TE VRIES
Cora Swanepoel Munnik
FOOD LOVERS RECIPES
Die geheim is dat die aartappels net so gevries gaargemaak moet word, sodra dit ontdooi word dit rubberig. My ma het haar aartappels net so met skil en al en rou in die vrieskas gesit.
As jy dit wil gebruik hou net onder koue water en die skil trek af.
As jy dit wil bak sit dit net so gevries in die oond en maak halfpad gaar en sny soos jy dit verkies en maak dan klaar gaar.