How to properly freeze carrots for the winter in the freezer: four ways

Preparing carrots for freezing

The most suitable carrots for freezing will be medium-sized, juicy, bright, without signs of damage or rot.

Small carrots will also work, but the taste and color of the frozen product will not be as bright and rich.

Before freezing, carrots are thoroughly washed and skinned. Then the ends are cut off on both sides of the root crop. Be careful not to freeze any green parts of the plant!

Four main ways to freeze carrots for the winter

Method one: freezing raw carrots

In their raw form, carrots that are pre-grated are most often frozen. The vegetables chopped in this way are placed in bags and frozen.

In what form can you freeze grated carrots?

• In one large bag, rolled up tightly. The required portion of the product is cut off with a sharp knife before cooking.
• In a large bag in bulk. To do this, a couple of hours after placing the closed bag in the freezer, shake it thoroughly so that the chopped carrots remain crumbly.
• In portioned bags, for one cooking time.

ADVICE: If grated frozen pumpkin is next to carrots in the freezer, do not forget to label the packaging.

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Method two: freezing blanched carrots

For this method, clean carrots are cut into slices, cubes or strips. The thickness of the slices should be approximately the same. This will allow the carrots to cook more evenly in the future.

Then the vegetable pieces are immersed in boiling water for 2 minutes. The countdown begins from the moment the root vegetables are placed in boiling water. Important: each type of cut must be blanched separately from each other.

After the set time has passed, the vegetables should be cooled sharply. To do this, add enough ice to a container of cold water so that the water becomes as cold as possible. Cool the blanched vegetables for at least 3 minutes.

The next step is to dry the carrots on paper towels. And then they are sent to the freezer. To keep the freezing crumbly, you can pre-freeze on a cutting board or in a special freezer container for small products.

Is it possible to freeze whole carrots? Certainly. Small carrots are ideal for this. The cleaned fines are blanched in the manner described above for 4 minutes, cooled, dried and frozen.

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Method three: How to freeze carrots for the winter for a child

For a child, it is better to freeze carrots in the form of puree. To do this, carefully peeled root vegetables are cut into large pieces and boiled until soft, about 35 minutes.

ATTENTION! Carrots should be placed in cold water for cooking.

The finished carrots are pureed with a blender until smooth and placed in ice trays or plastic cups.

Carrots frozen in this way will be an ideal complementary food for infants, and an excellent filler for various baby cereals and vegetable purees.

Method four: freezing carrots fried with onions

Many housewives ask the question: “Is it possible to freeze fried carrots and onions?” Definitely yes. This method will save a lot of time when preparing any dishes to which fried vegetables are added.

Storing frozen carrots

Carrots frozen according to all the rules are stored in the freezer at a constant temperature of -18 ºС for 10 months to a year.