Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Foods that Freeze Well

Meats - best to be frozen in sauce (raw or cooked)
Bacon - raw or cooked, if raw keep 1-2 months tops

Grains
Bread/biscuit - raw dough or baked, if baked, wrap in tinfoil first
Pastas - cooked, best if frozen in sauce
Pancakes or Waffles - cooked
Rice - slightly undercooked

Dairy
Cheese - grated, will be crumbly, best if to be used in cooking
Eggs - raw eggs, with pinch of salt, blended, in air tight container with head room for a year.
Powdered milk - air tight, up to 3 years.
Milk - in air tight container with head room for 3 months.

Veggies - cooked or raw, if raw - best if to be used in cooking
Mushrooms - fry up a large portion of mushrooms - can freeze up to a year.
Carrots - chop or shred, blanch, dry, seal air tight, can freeze up to a year.
Asparagus - (peel scale ends), blanch, dry, seal air tight, can freeze up to a year.
Roast red peppers - seal air tight , can freeze up to a year.
All peppers - chopped, seal air tight , can freeze up to a year.
Navy beans - cooked, seal air tight , can freeze up to 6 months.
Onions - chopped, seal air tight , can freeze up to a year.
Potatoes:
Baked whole potatoes - wrap in tinfoil then plastic, 2 months max, gets watery
   - bake apotatoes first, freeze, then 'twice bake' them from frozen
Mashed potatoes - seal air tight , can freeze up to a year.
Quartered potatoes - bake, seal air tight, can freeze up to a year.

Ice cube tray freezing (after frozen, remove and place in ziploc)
 - pineapple juice - up to a year.
 - apricots pureed - mix in small amount of honey - up to a year.
 - spices - oregano, basil, green onions, garlic minced, ginger, etc. - 6 months

Cooked casseroles
Line the pan with tinfoil and then fill the pan.  Whether you choose to cook ahead or put in raw, after it's prepared place the whole thing in the freezer and once it's frozen solid, pop the plastic wrapped food out of the pan, put it in a freezer bag and now you still have your pan to use in the meantime.  Write the baking instructions on the freezer bag.

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