In cooking, in the preparation of dishes and making them sharp, use very little hot pepper. In the winter, when its season has passed, the price of it rises sharply, so some thrifty owners freeze these burning pods in the freezer and use it during the winter as needed. Consider what methods of freezing hot pepper exist.
Is it possible to freeze hot peppers for the winter?
To maximize the preservation of vitamins, nutrients and taste in bitter pepper in the winter, it helps to freeze it. On the eve of such a process, all vegetables should be sorted out, discarded damaged copies. The pods should be washed in cold water and dried on a towel.
If you want to reduce the severity and hotness, you need to dip them in boiled water for a couple of minutes. This will also make it possible to increase the storage period during shallow freezing. To reduce bitterness, it is recommended to remove seeds and veins inside the vegetable. You can also cut the fruit into pieces - they will take up less space in the refrigerator.Important! All manipulations with hot pepper should be carried out in rubber gloves.
How to freeze hot peppers for the winter: methods and recipes
Different housewives have their favorite ways of freezing hot pepper. With them, it is preserved as fresh. From the following recipes, you can choose the most suitable for you.
Instant freeze
3 hours 15 minutes
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- To clear the prepared pods from seeds and stalks and cut, as it is convenient for you - with straws or rings of the necessary thickness.
- Arrange on a flat dish, which is placed in the freezer, chopped vegetables, so that the strips do not particularly touch each other.
- After 3-4 hours, the pieces will freeze as they should and they can be folded into the container in which they will be stored (bags, food containers).
In food container
10–20 minutes
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Arrange the dried pepper from moisture, pure pepper or its peeled halves in food containers. The pods or parts thereof should not fit too tightly together. Frozen loose fruits will not pester each other. They will be easy to get out of the tank.
- Close the container with a lid. In this case, the lid should not press on the fruit.
- Put in the freezer and turn on the shock mode for an hour. Then return the former.
Small chili pods can be placed not in a container, but in a plastic cup and covered with cling film.
Did you know? The first freezer with a compression cycle was introduced to the public on July 14, 1850 by a doctor from the United States, John Gory. He invented it to make ice. The invention itself could be used as a freezer and air conditioner.
In vegetable oil
20 minutes.
sunflower oil
230 ml
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- To put in a half-liter jar denser clean dried fruits and pour them with oil. Oil will contribute to their preservation.
- Put in a chamber with a temperature of 0 ° C.
The oil can be used in salads, which it will add spiciness.
With greens
30 minutes.
greens (dill, parsley, celery)
200 g
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Wash and dry the greens on a towel, and then chop finely.
- Peel and chop the pods into small pieces.
- Mix everything and put it in bags, and then put it in the freezer.
Important! When storing peppers by freezing, vegetables should be laid out in portioned packets. They must not be re-frozen after thawing.
Features of storage of frozen pepper
In order to keep the useful elements and vitamins in the vegetable optimally, it can be stored in the refrigerator at a temperature of 0 ... + 2 ° C for no more than 35–40 days. With a deeper freezing in the freezer (temperature –12 ...– 18 ° С), storage can be carried out throughout the year.
Frozen spicy chili will bring a spicy touch to your dishes in the winter. Such a blank will take quite a bit of time.
