You can enjoy a juicy and healthy berry in the cold season, if you freeze strawberries for the winter in the refrigerator. Even those who don’t like to cook and do not want to spend a lot of time on this recipe can well master.
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Instruction manual
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It is recommended to freeze strawberries for the winter in the refrigerator when they are still fresh, that is, no later than a few hours after they are picked from the garden. Only in this case, it will avoid excessive heat treatment and retain all the nutrients and vitamins. Rinse the strawberries thoroughly, remove the leaves and place the berries to dry on a clean napkin or oilcloth. After that, you can proceed to one of several methods of procurement.
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The easiest way is to freeze strawberries in the refrigerator, spreading them proportionally into clean plastic containers or plastic bags and placing them in the freezer. However, this method has its drawbacks. As a rule, whole berries stick together and, after thawing, take on the form of a continuous mass, which is not very convenient to use. In addition, strawberries so quickly lose their original taste and aroma.
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Try to pre-sugar the strawberries, mash them slightly and then pack them in bags and freeze them. After defrosting, you will get a convenient version of the finished filling for cakes or the basis for the quick preparation of fruit drinks. If the berry is placed in plastic containers, candied and tamped, you will get beautiful briquettes that can be cut and served as a dessert or as an additive to hot and cold drinks.
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Before freezing strawberries for the winter in the refrigerator, cut each berry into 2-4 parts and arrange in ice tins, adding sugar. As a result, you will get a beautiful, tasty and cooling supplement to dairy, alcoholic and other drinks.
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You can freeze strawberries for the winter as a basis for a healthy drink. First, prepare syrup from 0.5 liters of water with the addition of the same amount of strawberries, 300 grams of sugar, a tablespoon of lemon juice or 5 grams of citric acid. Put fresh whole strawberries in containers, fill with chilled syrup and place in the freezer. Arrange the frozen mass in glasses and let it unfreeze, then stir. You will get a delicious and healthy strawberry smoothie.
Useful advice
Defrost strawberries gradually by first moving them from the freezer to the refrigerator, and then insisting them at room temperature. In this case, the berries will not lose their taste and healthy qualities.