How to freeze onions for the winter in the freezer: freezing green and onions

Ways to freeze onions for the winter

Is it possible to freeze onions?

There are situations when there are a few heads of onions left that are not useful in preparing a dish. To store them, you can use the freezer.

How to freeze raw onions

To avoid watery eyes when cutting onions, place the peeled heads in cold water.

There are several ways to chop onions for freezing:

• rings;
• half rings;
• cubes.

Chopped onions are placed in bags for freezing, at the time of preparation, excess air is released, and put into the freezer.

Raw frozen onions are best used when preparing hot dishes, as after exposure to low temperatures they lose their color and become slightly watery.

Attention! Frozen raw onions give off a very strong aroma, so freezer bags should be kept away from foods that can absorb odors.

How to freeze fried onions

A great way to freeze onions is to fry them in chopped form in vegetable oil. You can also fry raw carrots with onions.

The roast is packaged in portioned bags and placed in the freezer.

Is it possible to freeze green onions?

Green onions can be frozen very well and retain all their flavor properties. Before freezing, green onions are washed under running water and then thoroughly dried on paper towels. It will be better if you put a bunch of onions in a jar and give it time to air dry on its own.

There are several ways to freeze green onions:

• Freezing simple bulk cuts. To do this, cut the onion with a knife or special scissors for greens. Then the greens are laid out in bags or containers and put in the freezer.

Watch the video about the trick of storing onions in jars

• Green onions can be frozen in oil in a layer. To do this, add vegetable oil to the cuts and mix everything thoroughly. The onion mixture is then placed in a ziplock bag and formed into a thin sheet. Frozen greens are broken off from the layer in the required quantity and added to the dish.
• You can freeze onions in butter in ice cube trays. Softened butter is mixed with chopped onions and then placed in silicone molds.Onions frozen in this way are very good to add to hot fried or boiled potatoes.

See video from Lubov Kriuk - Freezing green onions and arrows with olive oil

• Green onions can be frozen in ice cube trays with clean water added. The slices are laid out in molds, and then a small amount of liquid is poured on top. Frozen onion ice cubes are poured into one bag and stored in the freezer.

How to freeze leeks

Leeks perform well frozen. To freeze it, wash the stems, cut off the roots and clean the top contaminated layer.

The leek is cut into slices of the thickness you are used to using it. Chopped onions are placed on trays and frozen. After preliminary freezing, the greens are poured into one bag or container.

How long to store frozen onions in the freezer

The shelf life of onions varies from 2 to 6 months. This depends on the temperature that will be set in your chamber. But, in any case, onions should not be stored for more than six months, as they lose their taste and aroma over time.