String beans - a low-calorie product, but it is very useful. To enjoy it all year round, you can freeze asparagus in several ways.
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String beans (asparagus) is a healthy, yet low-calorie product. It contains fiber, trace elements and vitamins necessary for the human body. Asparagus is added to salads, soups and main dishes are prepared from it. As a rule, asparagus contains more vitamins if it grew on its land or was purchased from farmers. What is sold in supermarkets is not of great value to the body, therefore, in the season, beans are made from winter bean pods.
How to Freeze Asparagus
To have such a healthy and tasty product on hand all year round, you can freeze it. There are two ways to do this:
-freeze in natural (raw) form
-freeze boiled asparagus
In both cases, it is necessary to properly process the pods so that they do not stick to each other and have the desired length.
Freezing Raw Asparagus Beans
The procedure should begin with the processing of pods. Each stalk needs to be cut from the stalk and tip. They do this so that after defrosting the asparagus does not spoil the finished dish, because they themselves are very tough.
After this, the pods are washed in a large amount of water and allowed to dry. You can put asparagus in a colander, but it is best to put it on a towel or special kitchen napkins. After the string beans are completely dry, they should be cut in portions. Usually in the preparation of salads and second courses enough slices of 1.5–2 centimeters. It should be noted that long pods take up more space in the refrigerator.
Then asparagus is laid out in pre-prepared plastic bags, from which the air is removed. You can also store it in plastic containers.