blanching Archives - thedancingcucumber.com thedancingcucumber.com Thu, 06 Dec 2018 15:03:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 What Is Blanching And Why You Should Do It https://thedancingcucumber.com/what-is-blanching-and-why-you-should-do-it/ Sat, 08 Dec 2018 17:47:00 +0000 https://thedancingcucumber.com/?p=1700 Blanching is a term used in cooking that simply means to put vegetables in a pot of boiling water for a very short period of time, sometimes only 30 seconds, and then straight into an ice bath to stop the cooking process. Recipes call for blanching foods for a number of reasons, but the most […]

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]]> Blanching is a term used in cooking that simply means to put vegetables in a pot of boiling water for a very short period of time, sometimes only 30 seconds, and then straight into an ice bath to stop the cooking process.

Recipes call for blanching foods for a number of reasons, but the most important thing to recognize is that although it takes little effort to do it, it can really make all the difference.

Taste

Blanching vegetables gets rid of the bitter taste some vegetables might have. It also brightens the color of the vegetables, which makes them more appealing, ipso facto, more delicious. Since you eat with your eyes first, the way your vegetables look actually matters!

Cooking Time

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Blanching carrots to freeze fresh !! 🥕🥕🥕 Step 1* Start with fresh carrots – as fresh as you can get. step 2 *rinse the carrots in plain cold or lukewarm water. Use a vegetable peeler to peel the carrots fully, Then just take a sharp knife and cut of both ends (about 1/4 of an inch, Step 3* bring a pot of water to a boil, with enough water to cover all carrots, get a bowl of ice water that can also cover your amount of carrots. Step4*Blanch small whole carrots 5 minutes, diced or sliced 2 minutes and lengthwise strips 2 minutes.  Step5* Cool carrots immediately in ice water. Drain the carrots thoroughly.amount of time as the blanch, For instance, if you blanch sweet carrots for 7 minutes, then cool in ice water for 7 minutes.  Step 6* storage If you don't own a vacuum food sealer to freeze foods, place food in a Ziploc bags, zip the top shut but leave enough space to insert the tip of a soda straw. When straw is in place, remove air by sucking the air out.  To remove straw, press straw closed where inserted and finish pressing the bag closed as you remove straw. Step 7* Pop them into the freezer, on the quick freeze shelf, if you have one!#growyourownveggies#gardenveggies#harvest#blanching#veggies#vegtables

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Some vegetables can be eaten straight after blanching, but if you do intend on cooking them further, your cooking time will be decreased significantly. Because you are essentially partly cooking the vegetables, the amount of time for them to be completely cooked will be much shorter.

Sanitizing

Even if you wash your vegetables before you cook them, there is a chance there will still be dirt on them. Blanching kills any bacteria that could possibly be on the produce, making it safer and healthier.

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> blanching Archives - thedancingcucumber.com thedancingcucumber.com Thu, 06 Dec 2018 15:03:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 What Is Blanching And Why You Should Do It https://thedancingcucumber.com/what-is-blanching-and-why-you-should-do-it/ Sat, 08 Dec 2018 17:47:00 +0000 https://thedancingcucumber.com/?p=1700 Blanching is a term used in cooking that simply means to put vegetables in a pot of boiling water for a very short period of time, sometimes only 30 seconds, and then straight into an ice bath to stop the cooking process. Recipes call for blanching foods for a number of reasons, but the most […]

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]]> Blanching is a term used in cooking that simply means to put vegetables in a pot of boiling water for a very short period of time, sometimes only 30 seconds, and then straight into an ice bath to stop the cooking process.

Recipes call for blanching foods for a number of reasons, but the most important thing to recognize is that although it takes little effort to do it, it can really make all the difference.

Taste

Blanching vegetables gets rid of the bitter taste some vegetables might have. It also brightens the color of the vegetables, which makes them more appealing, ipso facto, more delicious. Since you eat with your eyes first, the way your vegetables look actually matters!

Cooking Time

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Blanching carrots to freeze fresh !! 🥕🥕🥕 Step 1* Start with fresh carrots – as fresh as you can get. step 2 *rinse the carrots in plain cold or lukewarm water. Use a vegetable peeler to peel the carrots fully, Then just take a sharp knife and cut of both ends (about 1/4 of an inch, Step 3* bring a pot of water to a boil, with enough water to cover all carrots, get a bowl of ice water that can also cover your amount of carrots. Step4*Blanch small whole carrots 5 minutes, diced or sliced 2 minutes and lengthwise strips 2 minutes.  Step5* Cool carrots immediately in ice water. Drain the carrots thoroughly.amount of time as the blanch, For instance, if you blanch sweet carrots for 7 minutes, then cool in ice water for 7 minutes.  Step 6* storage If you don't own a vacuum food sealer to freeze foods, place food in a Ziploc bags, zip the top shut but leave enough space to insert the tip of a soda straw. When straw is in place, remove air by sucking the air out.  To remove straw, press straw closed where inserted and finish pressing the bag closed as you remove straw. Step 7* Pop them into the freezer, on the quick freeze shelf, if you have one!#growyourownveggies#gardenveggies#harvest#blanching#veggies#vegtables

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Some vegetables can be eaten straight after blanching, but if you do intend on cooking them further, your cooking time will be decreased significantly. Because you are essentially partly cooking the vegetables, the amount of time for them to be completely cooked will be much shorter.

Sanitizing

Even if you wash your vegetables before you cook them, there is a chance there will still be dirt on them. Blanching kills any bacteria that could possibly be on the produce, making it safer and healthier.

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