Frozen zucchini for the winter

Having a little free space in the freezer, you can easily prepare zucchini in different forms for the winter. I’ll tell you how to properly freeze zucchini in a detailed recipe, illustrated with step-by-step photos.

Moving on to the recipe, I’ll note that both young and already ripe fruits are suitable for this preparation. When using young ones, there will be virtually no waste. Well, if the zucchini is “aged”, then you will have to peel the skin and remove the middle with the seeds. True, some varieties, even overgrown ones, have a delicate skin. In a word, what to do depends on what vegetables you have.

How to freeze zucchini for the winter

Wash the zucchini or zucchini.

If necessary, we peel the skin, cut it in half and, if the seeds are already hard, then cut them out along with the pulp.

We cut the zucchini that we plan to use for stew into strips and then into cubes.

Place the chopped zucchini in a bag and put it in the freezer.

To save space in the freezer, you can shape a bag of sliced ​​zucchini by placing it in a plastic box. The formed bags are sent to the quick freezing compartment.

To prepare the dish, do not defrost frozen zucchini, but place it in a boiling stew immediately 15 minutes before turning off the heat.

When preparing zucchini for pancakes, also wash them, if necessary, cut out the seeds and peel the skin.

Before shredding, prepare containers for freezing in advance. Let's take a plastic container, maybe a disposable one for berries, and put a bag in it. Grate the zucchini on a coarse grater.

Before they start releasing juice, load them into containers and put them in the freezer. It will be just perfect if in a quick freezing box.

To prepare zucchini pancakes in winter, just remove shredded frozen zucchini from the freezer and place in a colander.

When the zucchini defrosts, excess liquid will drain through the sieve. All you have to do is add eggs, salt, flour, dill to them. Fry the pancakes and serve.

Be sure to prepare frozen zucchini for the winter. Preparation does not take much time, and the dishes from them turn out very tasty.