Almost all housewives are able to freeze berries for the winter. Although, some of them think that frozen foods lose their vitamins and beneficial properties. But this is not so! We will tell you how best to freeze the strawberries to get delicious berries as a result.
How to freeze strawberries in the freezer?
Ingredients:
- Strawberry - 1 kg;
- powdered sugar - 100 g.
Preparation
Strawberries are thoroughly washed in cool water and gently tear off the stems. Put the berries in a plastic sieve and leave to drain excess liquid for about 5 minutes. It is very important that the strainer is necessarily plastic, because when it comes into contact with the metal, the strawberry is oxidized and changes its color. After that, spread it on the towel and leave to dry naturally by about 1 hour. Then we take wooden cutting boards, we cover them with food film and again we spread strawberries. Next, place them neatly in the freezer and leave for about 2 hours. After the time has elapsed, we remove berries and put them in plastic containers, pouring berries with powdered sugar. After that, we put the containers in the freezer and store the strawberries until the next summer.
How to freeze strawberries for the whole winter?
Ingredients:
- fresh medium-sized strawberry - 1 kg;
- sugar - 200 g.
Preparation
To freeze the berries in their entirety, we use a small fresh strawberry, which has not yet become ripe. So, we thoroughly rinse the strawberry, dip it with a towel and spread it into a special convenient container. Top with sugar pour the berries, close tightly with a lid and send it to the freezer. Frozen strawberries in this way can be stored for a year and used for filling into pies or simply added to tea.
How to freeze strawberries with sugar?
Ingredients:
- fresh strawberry - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 0,5 kg.
Preparation
So, we take strawberries, wash them, process them and drain them naturally, by laying them on a towel. Then we shift the berry into a blender, pour out the sugar and beat until a homogeneous consistency is obtained. After that, we put the mass in special plastic containers and send it to the freezer. That's all, frozen strawberries, ground with sugar, ready! Such strawberry jam is perfectly kept all year round and it can be safely used as a filling or simply eat with tea.