How to freeze broth in the freezer at home

How and what to make broth from

Broths can be cooked from any type of meat, fish and vegetables or mushrooms. The best is obtained from large pieces of meat on the bone. The main rule of cooking is to place the meat in cold water and simmer slowly for several hours.

After the broth is ready, it is filtered through a sieve, cooled without fail, and poured into molds for freezing.

ATTENTION! The broth must be frozen the day it is prepared.

See video: How to prepare meat broth

Freezing broth in containers

The finished, cooled broth is poured into containers. The size of the container depends on how you plan to use it in the future. Large containers are suitable for cooking soup, and small ones are suitable for various sauces.

ADVICE: Line the bottom of the container with cling film, leaving long ends at the edges. After freezing, pull the edges of the film - the briquette with frozen broth will be easily removed. All that remains is to wrap the “brick” in film and store it in the freezer. This freezing option significantly saves freezer space.

How to freeze broth in bags

For this freezing option, it is better to use hermetically sealed bags, then the broth poured into them can be given a flat shape, which will have a positive effect on the rational use of freezer space.

If there are no such bags, then you can freeze the broth in regular packaging bags.

How to freeze meat broth

For this method, the meat is removed from the bones and cut into small slices. Then it is laid out in containers (it is convenient to use liter mayonnaise buckets) and filled with strained broth.

The buckets are tightly sealed with a lid and sent to the freezer.

How to make bouillon cubes at home

To prepare bouillon cubes, the meat broth must be concentrated. To do this, 2 liters of broth are boiled until approximately 300 - 400 milliliters are obtained. The concentrate is cooled by placing it in the refrigerator for several hours. After which, a fatty layer will form on the surface of the broth, and the broth itself will acquire the consistency of jelly. The fat is removed from the surface, but not thrown away (it can be used to fry vegetables for other dishes). The jelly is placed in ice trays and frozen.

See video from Svetlana Chernova - How to freeze mushroom broth in cubes

See video from the channel “FOOD TV” - Frozen bouillon cubes

How to store and defrost broth

The shelf life of broth in the freezer is no more than 6 months, so frozen briquettes should be marked with the date of freezing. If you freeze different types of broth, then it would be rational to leave information about what this or that broth is made from.

There are different ways to defrost broth:

• at room temperature;
• in the microwave;
• in the pan while cooking.

While the defrosting process is underway, you will have enough time to prepare the vegetables.