How to Freeze FRESH Squash & Zucchini - No Blanch Method - Steph’s Stove
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- How to Freeze FRESH Squash and Zucchini - No Blanch Method
Throughly wash vegetables, chop off ends of vegetables, slice into desired shapes. Prepare freezer containers / bags. Date and label containers / bags. Slice vegetables into desired shapes/sizes and place vegetable slices into bags. Seal to remove any excess air and lay flat in your freezer. This will allow the vegetables to be used easily in a family style preparation or in a stir-fry option.
To store for saute or roasting: slice into the desired size/shape and place into a freezer safe storage container. Gently press out any excess air and lay flat in the freezer.
For breaded squash/ zucchini- I do not blanch my squash and still get a delicious result when frying. If you freeze without breading and intend to fry your squash or zucchini, it will be too soft and watery to add breading after defrosting. Breading should be added prior to freezing for best results. Simply slice your squash / zucchini into your desired shape and size (I prefer about ¼ - ½ inch and round), dip into cornmeal of choice to coat vegetables, shake off excess, and place into freezer safe storage bags. Remove any excess air from the bags, and lay flat in the freezer.
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Hey Steph the veggie farm I used to work at as a kid/teenager always washed their veggies b4 they took them to market to sell. Plus u shouldn’t b using dawn dish soap to wash veggies. Use a vinegar/water solution.
100% agree...no dawn!
I totally agree. No foaming at the mouth for me!!
Fruits and vegetables should not be washed until you actually used them because it starts the decaying process
Yes exactly not soap....ohh my no
Dawn is filled with toxic chemicals. Dont buy it
Vinegar and water to clean!!! Healthier idea.
Yes I agree no no soap 😮
I also agree
I noticed everyone saying vinegar and water to wash the veggies! The best way i have found is to pour 1 cup vinegar into 1 gallon water and then dry and slice! I use 1 part flour and 2 part cornmeal and season salt before freezing on the trays! And then putting in freezer bags!
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How do you cook after frozen? Deep fry?
I just rinse my veggies under the tap. I don’t use pesticides in my garden.
I use white vinergar to clean.
So do I , in a spray bottle I keep white vinegar , I also use it for benches and dishes , no dawn on the veg
I SO AGREE, don't use a chemical on your vegetables
I use one part flour and one part cornmeal, with seasoned salt. I freeze mine on a cookie sheet before bagging so they don't stick together.
I've never breaded them before freezing them, Great tip
Thanks for the great idea on holding the bags open using a glass. I will be using that idea for other things as well.
I love your bag holder . Works well, doesnt cost the earth and has dual purpose. See ... You dont need all the gadgets.
I do love some kitchen gadgets but simple is always good too! Thanks for watching and I hope you have a blessed weekend!!! 😊
I would flash freeze the coated squash on a tray, then bag them so they don't stick to one another. Also, fry them frozen to keep them from getting mushy and to have a nice crunch.
You can also dehydrate your squash if your freezer is too full.
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A LIL FLOUR IN MEAL WILL MAKE IT STICK BETTER
Thats what I do as well.😊
I'm new to your channel. I totally enjoyed watching the process of freezing this squash and zucchini. May God bless you abundantly!!
You can fill the plastic cup first, then place your zip loc back over it and flip!!! So much faster.
Hey there. So glad I clicked on this video. Such an easy way to freeze squash and zucchini. Thank you. I will be watching out for you. I need a easy on freezing tomatoes. 🙋
Put tomatoes whole in freezer bags…in the freezer they go. When you want to use them…run under warm water and the skins will fall off. They will be mushy…perfect for red sauces and casserole type dishes ❤
I freeze cherry tomatoes whole. Just pop them right in the freezer in quart size bags. Ready to dump into the pan for a pasta dish. Couldn’t be easier!
Omg i never knew! I have always given away the excess veggies to neighbors...i think i will freeze them this time..maybe sharing with one neighbor...thank you for this video.❤🎉❤
Beautiful zucchini and yellow squash! Nothing better. Great tutorial! Thank you for sharing.
On Amazon they have a bag holder to keep your zip lock bags open for easy filling! Their wonderful!
Thank you for posting this video. It is so helpful.
Thanks for showing these methods.
Steph thanks for sharing this.
Thank you teaching these freezing techniques for squash and zucchini. Enjoyed your video. ❤
I was just getting ready to freeze some summer squash. I am glad I saw your video.
Aloha hugs wish I knew this sooner I'm on my 74 turn around the Sun.
I will do this, this week filling up the Freezer.
I've never seen anyone wash vegetables in washing up liquid
Skip the toxic dawn detergent
Amen on that!
Thank you, you made it look easy. 😊
Hi Steph. Like the different variety. When I freeze for Frying, I coat in Flour and cornmeal and season then Vacuum seal as they last up to a year and when ready to use, I don't defrost I use in frozen state. Also I treat the others the same way I would a frozen veggie. Defrost makes them mushy for me. I do scrub my veggies but with 5% vinegar not 4% which is now being sold, so be careful and water. I have never had a problem. No soap especially Dawn on my veggies. Love the shredded way, I so need silicone holders. I don't flash freeze anything but I do set up on cookie sheets in a single layer on parchment then vacuum seal. Thanks for the tips.
Thanks on the dawn advice❤
Steph, i loved your video!❤
Thank you!
Beautiful squash..Steph tyvm for sharing!❤
So glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching and I hope you have a blessed weekend! 🤗😊🤗
Thank you steph for showing this way of of preserving squash and zuchin,I have squash and zucchini plants grew,hopefully I'll have squash and zuchini❤😊
I hope your plants produce lots as well! Fresh vegetables are the best!!! Thanks for watching and I hope you have a blessed day! 😊
Thank you so much! I hate blanching and the squash is always mushy. I’m definitely going to try this, assuming I don’t have a squash crop failure like last year.
Thank you for showing this
So glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching and I hope you have a blessed day! 😊
New subscriber and love your recipes and videos. Those are beautiful squash. Mine are just coming in. Thanks!
I love my food saver 😊
Thanks for sharing ❤
Hi Stephanie. I am new to your channel. I am from Texas. Have you ever tried frying bite size pieces of russet potato, okra, zuccini and squash together in a cornmeal batter. You can buy the okra from the grocery store already frozen amd breaded for a short cut. The vegetables compliment each other and are so good. Season to taste with salt and pepper in your batter before frying. My mother use to make this, it was one of my favorites. I like your channel and especially giving create to your sweet neighbor and God for His blessings. Happy 4th of July! 😊
Hi...how do you do bite size potatoes? Thank you.❤
Good job I love both, hope my turn out as pretty as your.
Thanks for the idea of freezing. I agree with group. I use vinegar and water to wash. It’s just me. You do you. I never thought of freezing. But up I will now
Vegetable skins are porous and can absorb that soap. The CDC recommends NOT using soap for that very reason.
The CDC 😂 like we trust them for anything. So when things are sprayed with pesticides, and as we know, even the so-called organic labeled food is sprayed in this case only with so-called approved pesticides, that is all inside the vegetables since it’s porous? Hmmm 🤔
I was thinking the exact same thing. For the love of all that is good... no unhealthy soaps. Use vinegar... Not Braggs! Braggs has gone to the dark side. IMHO. Rumor has it Gates bought them.
You believe what the cdc says? After all the lies they’ve told us over the last 4 years. I would use homemade apple cider vinegar instead. And Castile soap instead of dawn. It’s the chemicals.
CDC? Really? Then I would use the soap. They don't want you to wash the pesticides off. These beautiful vegetables might be organic and pesticide free. But if you buy in the grocery store like most of the public does, they have pesticides. If they say soap is absorbed, where do the pesticides go? I would rather have soap than pesticides.
Vinegar is best. Rinse in water.
Thanks!
Since dawn is so poisonous as people are saying, what do people wash their dishes with or in? If you are buying vegetables from your grocery stores, don’t mind the chemicals, they are already added lol. I use dawn too Stephanie, if I buy from the stores, but most my veggies are homegrown.
Thank you for sharing this. I have done zucchini for years but never thought I could freeze summer squash. Shared with my nears and dears and also on FB
Good info so we can enjoy fresh veggies for months to come 😊
Absolutely! Thanks for watching and I hope you have a blessed day! 😊
Thank you this is such a wonderful idea. Could you do a video how you cook them when they come out of the freezer do you thaw them or just fry them
Looks good, my husband gre up in Valdosta GA
Love home grown veges nothing like it❤
You are just in time! New subscriber.
Welcome to my channel; I’m glad you’re here!!! Thanks for watching and I hope you have a blessed weekend! 😊
thank you lorettawinsor3976! I have never heard of using household detergent on vegetables!
Hello Steph enjoy your videos
I usualy use them in tomato sauce. I grind them up in the food processor ,yellow and green, carrots garlic, and peppers from the garden throw in the tomatoes in the food processor. And make my sauce my family cant stand any other store bought sauce. All through the food
processor. Oh and o also grind zucchini for zucchini bread and freeze that for winter.
What's your process please for shredding/grinding zucchini and freezing?
I enjoyed watching your video and found it helpful.
I'm subscribed now too.
It would be nice to have a video on your process of thawing and cooking
Merci excect for the soap
Tyvm
I like to add onion and tomato with zuchini & squash when i cook & eat.
In my water I use vinegar & a couple of drops of white iodine, especially for berries & other veggies that come from who knows where.
I love cooking zucchini and yellow squash in my vegetable soup in the fall and winter. They add beautiful color and flavor to the soup. I have never thought of buying them in the summer to freeze them for winter cooking. Will they be mushy after being frozen? Could I shred zucchini and freeze it for winter quick bread baking?
I agree with you I know my squash would taste soapy
You wash your dishes with dawn then eat off the plates don't you. The key is to rinse thoroughly.
Yeah but the veg actually take in detergent the zucs and squash are soft skinned. And she did use a lot of detergent. Dr Oz had a recipe on his show once he added vinegar and a small amount of bicarb no dtergent
Do you let them thaw completely before frying or sautéed him them
So just cut/shred and freeze. 👍
What about putting up zucchini for zucchini bread? I usually shred mine when i use it for bread, but if I do that and throw some in the freezer, it pretty much comes out mushy. Is there any way to freeze it for the bread? Could I just cut the ends off, slice it down the middle freeze it and, after thawing grate/shred it for the bread? I really like all the fresh veggies God gives us.
Same with the squash u don't need to cut up that small
Just slice them both or how ever u fry them or prepare them but some that small maybe but well
Can you use Flour to coat the zucchini and the squash?
I believe they actually have a plastic stand to hold the bags on Amazon for those interested.
Could you please explain what is the purpose of blanching? Thank you!❤
Blanching is a process that helps to preserve the color, flavor, and texture of vegetables or fruits prior to freezing.
Butternut squash?? How to do n prepare n cook??
great video....I think you can use a new kitchen faucet I think the one you have is 100 years old...I no when I got my new one that is tall it makes it so much better especially when washing big pots and bowls
If it's not broke why fix it??? There's nothing wrong with her faucet...nag, nag, nag... Lol. Everyone has their opinion 😊
What else could I coat the squash with beside cornmeal.?
But after you freeze them do they not go mushy? I've never froze either of these before. Thank you for sharing.😊
They do have a high water content but mine are never mushy. I usually use them way before anything like that could happen. Thanks for watching and I hope you have a blessed day! 😊
So does you zucchini or squash not get mushy when cooking after freezing?
Those are some beautiful squash! I have two questions: Could you add carrots to the squash/zucchini mix and freeze? If yes, do you peel the carrots first? Second question: my m-i-l always added flour and cornmeal when frying. Have you ever heard of that? Thanks. I enjoyed this.
You can add carrots and use the same process. However, you do not need to peel the carrots. By not peeling them they will preserve more of the nutrients. To your second question, it’s a personal preference. I’m familiar with both ways. I like a thinner coating as opposed to a flour & cornmeal which would make a thicker coating. Thanks for watching and I hope you have a blessed day! 😊
You could add peppers without blanching , carrots need blanching
I use vinegar/ water to clean my vegetables and fruits
Do you know if green tomatoes could be done this way also?
I am new to your channel. When you freeze your Zucchini, they won't be soft or mushy when thawed before cooking? Also, I make many loaves of Zucchini bread, so you are saying I can grind them down and freeze and that too won't be mushy to use? Thank you so much for this information. I grow my own Zucchini.
I don’t thaw them before adding to a dish. Any liquid that is created is liquid that would have been created normally. As for the zucchini bread, you can grate the zucchini and place in freezer bags in the quantities you need for baking. Such as , if your recipe calls for 2-cups of grated zucchini, bag in 2-cup quantities. Label your bags and they will be good for 6-9 months. Then use as normal when ready to bake. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching and I hope you have a blessed weekend! 🤗😊🤗
Amen
If organic why wash ?
When do you add your seasoning...salt and pepper.
I add seasoning when the vegetables are cooking not prior to freezing. Great question! Thanks for watching and I hope you have a blessed weekend! 😊
Hello! Im a new subscriber and new to gardening, and I just wanted to know how long you can leave the veggies in the freezer until they go bad? Im sure my family will eat them before that happens, but i was just curious on the length of time they can be in.
First, let me say, welcome to my channel! 🤗 To answer your question, the general rule is 8-12 months. However, you should always date your frozen food. Rotate them according to date and try to consume the older first to ensure a good rotation. This way all of your vegetables and fruits will be used in an appropriate time range. Always check to see they are sealed and they should be fine. I have used vegetables beyond this time frame that have been fine too. Mostly, it depends on how well the items were preserved and that there is no freezer burn. I hope this helps and you enjoy filling your freezer. There is nothing better than enjoying vegetables you have “put up” during the summer and having them all year long. Thanks for watching and welcome to my channel! I look forward to making many recipes together! 😊 Have a blessed day!!!
do they get soggy when you defrost them
So after you freeze the Squash with the meal on it when you thaw them out is it going to have moisture on it?
I fry them from frozen and do not defrost them completely. Shake them loose and add directly to fry pan or air fryer. Always place them in oil away from you as with anything you are frying for safety. Super easy! Thanks for watching and your question. Have a blessed weekend! 😊
Nobody's ever told me but I kind of figured out on my own.... I'm sure peeps will be telling me if I'm wrong...lol, but I think if it's a vegetable it needs to be blanched, fruits not. Technically tomatoes, okra, squash, are considered fruit.
If it contains the seeds of the plant is a fruit. So peppers, eggplant, avocados, straight to the freezer.
I would have thought vegetables with a soft center would be very soft to mushy on thawing.
Steph, I’m in Texas. Where are you located?
Dish detergent on vegetables?
Ye next time clean with baking soda or vinegar! I used to do the Sam thing during Covid… but I use dawn on my rescue kittens and it kills a flea on contact. you think about this it is not safe to use
I would encourage vinegar and water also. I am not a scientist but maybe check with your state university extension office food specialist to be sure. There may be changes to the safe preparation and preservation of your harvest. Remember to compost the ends you cut off. Your heart is in the right place.
I would use vinegar and water.
Can you add onions with the squash and zucchini blend?
Yes, onions freeze very well. Chop them into the size you prefer and toss them in.
I do that all the time ! When I take them out I steam them to cook. So good ❤
Don’t they get mushy? when thaw out
So glad I’m not the only one who washes vegetables with dish soap! 🎉
Me too! 😉
Me too 😊
Do you ever get freezer burn in your frozen bags?
I suppose you can include onions wit your zucchini to freeze??? Thks!❤❤❤
Why are you washing if alread clean?
I grow my own no pesticides so i give agood wash only water and a vegetable brush
Filtered water & vinegar. Clean wash
On the battered squash is it necessary to thaw before cooking
Oh my, I cannot believe that these precious beautiful vegetables went into the most chemical dish soap, poison