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Re: What things do you freeze?
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Throughout tomato season I make sauce (unseasoned) from our garden tomatoes and freeze in usable quantities. When we make lasagna or ravioli with our homemade pasta we always freeze some of it (raviolis uncooked, lasagna cooked) as the recipes make more than we can eat unless we have guests. In addition to the soup you mentioned, stew also freezes nicely.
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Re: What things do you freeze?
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When I make crepes, I make a lot of them... and freeze what I don't use right away, in FoodSaver pouchs... enough for two servings in each pouch... The come out great!
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Re: What things do you freeze?
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I love to freeze ziploc bags of rice and couscous, all pre-cooked. It's perfect for the two of us for a quick dinner with a grilled meat or a sauce. Sometimes I hate to make a whole batch of rice just for the two of us, especially brown rice as it takes so long!
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Re: What things do you freeze?
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When we freeze things it's always the higher end (cost wise)... When we find Leg of Lamb... or Ribeyes... or Prime Rib... good fish... whatever on sale... package in a Food Saver... We have limited freezer space... small garage freezer and the kitchen freezer... I no longer freeze chicken or lesser priced things, or things that go on sale all the time... Never chicken anymore... It's always on sale somewhere... just takes up room in the freezer...
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Re: What things do you freeze?
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Me too, I freeze a LOT of stuff, most of my meats, in fact, as we live so far from the grocery store. Never actually thought about freezing rice though. As you say, I wouldn't think the texture would be right?
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Re: What things do you freeze?
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I would think rice would get "creamier"? Maaybe? I havenever tried it, but the ice crystals might break down the cell walls, and make the rice more like a risotto... I don't know... just trying to do the Alton Brown thing... anyway... why freeze rice? it's too easy to just make from scratch...
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Re: What things do you freeze?
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Freezing leftover rice from take out Chinese is a great way to get a head start on homemade fried rice. The key with homemade fried rice is to start with COLD rice, grains separated.. by the way, frozen rice defrosts quickly.
Also, you can re-steam leftover rice with a little water and covered for a quick side dish for picky eaters (my son will not eat potatoes, but loves rice).
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Re: What things do you freeze?
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Actually that does make sense, to make fried rice with frozen leftover rice, as it wouldn't matter if the texture isn't exactly perfect.
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Re: What things do you freeze?
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Anonymous said: Freezing leftover rice from take out Chinese is a great way to get a head start on homemade fried rice. OK... now that is a reason I never thought of! I hate throwing away all the rice you get with take-out... But there's just so much of it! Freezing the leftovers for making fried rice at another time is a good idea... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Thumbsup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Thumbsup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Thumbsup.gif" alt="" />
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Re: What things do you freeze?
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I often freeze soups... in a container... then remove from container and seal in a FoodSaver... then put back in freezer...
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Re: What things do you freeze?
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peconic said: I often freeze soups... in a container... then remove from container and seal in a FoodSaver... then put back in freezer... So obvious, but I missed it completely. Geez, I have half of my containers unusable right now because they are in the freezer. Going to go bang my head on the wall... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/hammer.gif" alt="" />.....then go move all the frozen stuff out of containers and into Foodsaver bags. Thanks for the tip!!!
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Re: What things do you freeze?
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Brad... Too Funny... I got that tip from annie a few years ago! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
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Re: What things do you freeze?
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Dharma, I always cook and freeze fresh turnips every fall... in foodsavers, individual (or for two) portions... Usually enough to last all winter... we love turnips...
another thing I like to freeze is Crepes (and blueberry pancakes)... for the crepes, I put a piece of wax papr between each... then freeze them in the foodsaver... when I make crepes and pancakes, I make a lot... so there are lots of leftovers... I did try freezing French Toast... once... that's a disaster! don't even try... the end result is pretty bad...
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Re: What things do you freeze?
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IMO... freezing pies works out just OK... The only caveat is that the crust never seems to come out as flaky as fresh made...
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Re: What things do you freeze?
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my freezer pantry includes items such as: frozen bananas (with peels on) once ripe but feeling too lazy to bake banana bread, banana muffins once i get around to baking, any leftover fruits for smoothies or cocktails, thai chili peppers, jalapenos, homemade burritos for p when i am not home to cook for him, marinated meats, vegetable broth, chicken stock, herbs (leftovers from the fridge), ginger, etc. i have a couple of cookbooks dedicated to make ahead freezer meals. very convenient for those busy or lazy days.
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Re: What things do you freeze?
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You mentioned Chicken Stock... I always cut off and save the little wing tips from chickens and turkeys... freeze these in a ziplock baggie until I have a bunch... Then I use them to make my own stock... then I cook it down to a concntrate and freeze the stock in icecube trays... Remove from trays and put in Food Saver bags, about 6 cubes to a bag...and back in freezer... then I can take out as many as I need to use...
Those wing tips have more collagen than any other part of the birds... if you just put the stock concentrate in the fridge overnite, you get chicken JELLO...
for the stock I use the wing tips, chopped carrots, celery & onions (skins and all, I just cut off the root end)... Strain it all before freezing... sometimes I'll clarify the stock, using egg whites & shells...
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Re: What things do you freeze?
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I, too, freeze bananas that are too ripe to eat. When I have enough, I make about a half dozen loaves of banana bread. The bananas, when thawed, are just the right texture to mix up for the bread. I also freeze sweet potato casserole. I make double quantity at our Thanksgiving in October. I serve one pot full with Thanksgiving turkey and freeze the second one for Christmas. I also freeze raspberries but they have to be frozen first flat on a lined cookie sheet and, once frozen solid, can be put into a container together. I have tried freezing rhoti or dahl pouri - these are the big crepe-like coverings for curry and rhoti - but they don't freeze well. They tend to dry out.
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