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Adventures in Food Storage (photos)
Posted on 6/29/14 at 9:33 pm
Posted on 6/29/14 at 9:33 pm
It's summer! How is your garden going?
We have been busy putting up our stuff and are almost through. At our house, we blanch and freeze our vegetables.
Here's what we have been up to.
Sweet corn cut off the cob for making creamed corn. We don't freeze it on the cob since you can buy it that way at the grocer nearly year round now.
Shucked and cleaned
Cutting it off the cob. A sharp knife is needed.
Blanching - add enough water to cover the corn by an inch or more and heat to a low boil for 5 minutes to set the enzymes.
For us, we pack in zip lock bags with about a cup of vegetable and enough liquid to cover the vegetable in the zip lock bag.
This bad photo is one of 37 bags we have put into the freezer so far.
Purple Hull Peas:
Shelled and in pan:
We blanch until the foam stops. As a point of information, the foam pulls away the trash - it is skimmed away.
We blanch for maybe ten minutes and bag a cup in zip lock bags with enough liquid to cover the peas
42 bags so far.
Butter beans
Same method as Purple Hull Peas. 26 bags so far.
Fresh Pinto Beans - Have them this way and it will ruin your taste for dried pintos.
Ready to bag
Texas Cream Peas
Blanching completed after ten minutes and ready to bag after they cool.
I think we have over 40 bags in the freezer.
To blanch vegetables:
- Make certain they are as clean as possible. Rinse several times. Remove any bad beans or peas you see and any debris (stems, leaves, hulls) you encounter.
- Cover with water and bring to a boil. If they foam, skim away the foam and try to blanch until the foaming stops. Remove any trash that floats to the top.
- Blanch peas and beans for about ten minutes to set the enzymes. Blanch corn for three to five minutes.
- We cover our vegetables (peas, beans and corn) with liquid when we bag them for the freezer. Make certain the air is removed to avoid freezer burn. The liquid remains in the beans or peas when they cook. It is full of flavor, minerals and vitamins. Also gives you some goodness to go over your cornbread.
I like ziplock freezer bags. Since there are usually only two of us most of the time, we put our vegetables up in (2) One half cup servings. This avoids leftovers and when guests show up at dinner, we just cook multiple bags.
All my stuff
We have been busy putting up our stuff and are almost through. At our house, we blanch and freeze our vegetables.
Here's what we have been up to.
Sweet corn cut off the cob for making creamed corn. We don't freeze it on the cob since you can buy it that way at the grocer nearly year round now.
Shucked and cleaned
Cutting it off the cob. A sharp knife is needed.
Blanching - add enough water to cover the corn by an inch or more and heat to a low boil for 5 minutes to set the enzymes.
For us, we pack in zip lock bags with about a cup of vegetable and enough liquid to cover the vegetable in the zip lock bag.
This bad photo is one of 37 bags we have put into the freezer so far.
Purple Hull Peas:
Shelled and in pan:
We blanch until the foam stops. As a point of information, the foam pulls away the trash - it is skimmed away.
We blanch for maybe ten minutes and bag a cup in zip lock bags with enough liquid to cover the peas
42 bags so far.
Butter beans
Same method as Purple Hull Peas. 26 bags so far.
Fresh Pinto Beans - Have them this way and it will ruin your taste for dried pintos.
Ready to bag
Texas Cream Peas
Blanching completed after ten minutes and ready to bag after they cool.
I think we have over 40 bags in the freezer.
To blanch vegetables:
- Make certain they are as clean as possible. Rinse several times. Remove any bad beans or peas you see and any debris (stems, leaves, hulls) you encounter.
- Cover with water and bring to a boil. If they foam, skim away the foam and try to blanch until the foaming stops. Remove any trash that floats to the top.
- Blanch peas and beans for about ten minutes to set the enzymes. Blanch corn for three to five minutes.
- We cover our vegetables (peas, beans and corn) with liquid when we bag them for the freezer. Make certain the air is removed to avoid freezer burn. The liquid remains in the beans or peas when they cook. It is full of flavor, minerals and vitamins. Also gives you some goodness to go over your cornbread.
I like ziplock freezer bags. Since there are usually only two of us most of the time, we put our vegetables up in (2) One half cup servings. This avoids leftovers and when guests show up at dinner, we just cook multiple bags.
All my stuff
This post was edited on 6/29/14 at 10:23 pm
Posted on 6/29/14 at 9:37 pm to MeridianDog
I guess we now know where you've been lately.
Good stuff there man.
Good stuff there man.
Posted on 6/29/14 at 9:47 pm to 4LSU2
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guess we now know where you've been
"Earn a living work" has been insane.
This kind of work helps me keep my sanity together.
Plus we soon will have country vegetables enough for all winter long.
This post was edited on 6/29/14 at 10:03 pm
Posted on 6/29/14 at 10:13 pm to MeridianDog
I picked, shucked and cooked speckled butter beans today. I picked two five gallon buckets of butter beans, purple hull peas, zipper cream peas and rattlesnake pole beans this morning. I shucked about half and will finish the other in the morning. I'll blanch and pressure can.
Did you make stock out of the corncobs? I made three gallons of stock last week with my corn cobs.
Did you make stock out of the corncobs? I made three gallons of stock last week with my corn cobs.
Posted on 6/29/14 at 10:31 pm to MeridianDog
Great thread! Thanks.
When do you pick the tater tots?
When do you pick the tater tots?
Posted on 6/29/14 at 10:36 pm to MeridianDog
Can I come have dinner at your house? I'm picturing a plate with purple hulls, creamed corn, big slice of cornbread and some fresh-sliced tomatoes. A good country summer dinner... no meat required.
Posted on 6/29/14 at 10:38 pm to Martini
quote:
make stock out of the corncobs
Yes - about a gallon- I like it in chowder and other soups.
Posted on 6/29/14 at 10:48 pm to Btrtigerfan
quote:
the tater tots
I have actually tried to make them. IMO I can't come close to a Sonic Tot, so when the small "Must have Tater Tot" voice gets to screaming shout level and the shakes get too bad, I just drive down to Sonic and they help me get the monkey off my back for a couple of bucks.
Posted on 6/30/14 at 12:13 am to MeridianDog
Corn broth is terrific. I made corn and crawfish bisque over the weekend with a corn stock.
Impressive freezing process you have there, MD. I've yet to find a way to freeze corn that satisfies me. I don't like frozen corn. I've tried it in all manner of ways.
I have a great local source who flash freezes peas and beans with no blanching. They taste fresh two years out. I'm about to restock.
Impressive freezing process you have there, MD. I've yet to find a way to freeze corn that satisfies me. I don't like frozen corn. I've tried it in all manner of ways.
I have a great local source who flash freezes peas and beans with no blanching. They taste fresh two years out. I'm about to restock.
Posted on 6/30/14 at 6:27 am to MeridianDog
Pinto beans are very popular in your area and over into Alabama. That is interesting because seldom are they found here and almost always are associated with Mexican or Texas food. But they are as popular there as a red bean here.
Posted on 6/30/14 at 6:44 am to Martini
Family raises alot of veggies, never once Pinto beans.
Looks great MD. My wife hates peas. (She will eat steamed frozen english peas).... No dice on purple hull or cream zippers. My dad raises alot of them tho and keeps me n son stocked. I dont raise them. Im afraid there will be a day when i cannot get them.
Looks great MD. My wife hates peas. (She will eat steamed frozen english peas).... No dice on purple hull or cream zippers. My dad raises alot of them tho and keeps me n son stocked. I dont raise them. Im afraid there will be a day when i cannot get them.
Posted on 6/30/14 at 7:09 am to Gris Gris
quote:
I've yet to find a way to freeze corn that satisfies me.
This is the only way we freeze corn (cut off cob for creaming). I never cared for frozen whole ears and do not like boiled corn on he cob. Should they ever ration "Little Niblets", you can have my stamps.
Cooked in skillet with butter, salt, sugar, a little water and then thickened (creamed) with a Tablespoon of flour and a little milk. Add black pepper toward the end.
Was always a sucker for Jolly Green Giant Mexicorn from the can, but they have lowered the quality of peppers added to the can over the years.
Posted on 6/30/14 at 7:12 am to bossflossjr
quote:
frozen english peas
Me too. I do not care for canned green peas.
quote:
never once Pinto beans
We lived in Northern Arkansas (Mt. Home) many years back and they grew them up there.
The flavor and consistency of fresh pintos is considerably different than dried beans.
Not many people grow them here.
Never saw any when we lived in central Alabama.
This post was edited on 6/30/14 at 7:15 am
Posted on 6/30/14 at 7:33 am to OldHickory
quote:
plate with purple hulls, creamed corn, big slice of cornbread and some fresh-sliced tomatoes. A good country summer dinner... no meat required.
Plus some sliced cucumbers and maybe skillet fried Okra or yellow squash sautéed with onion.
Wonderful.
Posted on 6/30/14 at 7:37 am to MeridianDog
quote:
Plus some sliced cucumbers and sliced onions soaked in vinegar overnight and maybe skillet fried hot water cornbread or yellow squash sautéed with onion and bacon. Wonderful.
just a small addition.
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