Does Anyone Freeze Their Own Veg.......

[Jeza]

The only frozen veg I buy is petit pois. IMO all the rest is waterlogged no matter how short a time you cook it for.
For over 30 years I have been freezing my own. Buy when at it's cheapest usually in the summer to eat when it's at it's most expensive.

My question is, the only cabbage I like is primo but as yet have had no success in freezing it so it doesn't come out water logged. I have been to many websites and followed the instructions yet it is always soggy. Does anyone have a tried and tested recipe? Thanks for reading.

[Tilly2]

Just to bump this up, Jeza. I don't grow or freeze any vegetables. All mine come from Sainsbury's. I prefer to grow flowers and shrubs. We have a lovely market every Thursday and Satyrday and I buy fresh veg from there.

[Jeza]

Tilly I do see that, but if you know how to do it properly you would never know the difference.

[sherrardk]

Why don't you just concentrate on growing and freezing the stuff you have success with and buy frozen cabbage?

[askyourgran]

Jeza I can't freeze anything very sucessfully. MrAsk's friend brings me green beans, bobby beans all blo88dy beans and I have a freezer nearly full of them, but I'll only use half because they are soggy when I cook them. Cabbage is a no go that is limp too. I think cabbage only needs to be cooked in boiling water for about 10 mins not tried it lately,

[Jeza]

Sherr. The only frozen cabbage I have seen is from Asda. It is a mix of several variety's and is soggy.

[Jeza]

AYG. Buy a good book. I bought one over 30 years ago, it has saved me £'s and the end product is as good as fresh and still has all the goodness in it.

[tamborine]

I freeze runner beans @ 6inch length or less. Fresh shop ones are too long for me. I blanch, pat dry & freeze in half pound lots. To use, I chuck frozen into boil (or nuke) and serve slathered in butter and ground pepper.

[askyourgran]

Scriven effing bobby beans are the smaller smooth variety of bean, there are butter beans large and knobbly, green beans flat and stringy. Lesson over.

[Mamyalynne]

For Savoy Cabbage, I shred quite fine and either plunge into boiling water for a minute or steam for similar - then straight into ice cold water, let dry. Spread on a sheet and freeze then bag up.

Presume that method should work for Primo too.

[Jeza]

I love dwarf french beans, problem is they usually come from Kenya.

[Jeza]

Does it come out okay Mamya, as in not overcooked and soggy. I dislike savoy but love primo.

[askyourgran]

Yes scrivens aka french beans, I like them too jeza. I bought a pack from Asda the day Mr Ask came home an hour later with a carrier bag full of the home grown ones!

[Mamyalynne]

That's a shame Jeza- works for me, shouldn't be soggy if goo and dry when it goes in the freezer - maybe Primo has a higher water content.

[Jeza]

Will give it a go mamya.

[Mamyalynne]

Living alone, I would waste lots if I didn't freeze stuff - hope you achieve the result you want.