Nothing can replace the material in its season. But sometimes we want to freeze the flavors of the seasons. What and how to freeze, information to stick on the refrigerator …
Needless to say, everything is beautiful in its season. Moreover, if we live in a place with delicious and different ingredients. However, there are still some summer houses that we never want to remove. One way to keep the tomatoes, eggplant and greens we buy just in time in the summer is to put them in the freezer rather than eat the tasteless alternatives like greenhouses or canned food. Freezing the summer for a while like Han Solo in Star Wars!
I recently moved rhubarb from Copenhagen to Istanbul. Rhubarb is a juicy and sour vegetable that goes from pink to burgundy and is sold in long stems. Turkey Suspended; it is worth carrying because its closest relative, rhubarb herb does not have the same taste. Thanks to its sourness, Rhubarb goes especially well with desserts and jams. I also threw it in my suitcase to do pie. However, since I will not use it immediately, I put it in the freezer. Big mistake! A few weeks later I started the day dreaming of making an exquisite rhubarb pie. I take the frozen vegetables out of the freezer and let them thaw. Two hours later, something came to me that had completely softened, absorbed water, not pie but had the consistency to make soup. The result was not bad, but I could not help but research the correct ways to freeze rhubarb. The secret was to chop it, arrange it on a tray and freeze it. Thus, its form does not deteriorate, it does not absorb water. I learned my lesson.
