Comment on What to do with a surplus of fresh veggies?
ghost_towels@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
As other people mentioned the onions should last a long while if stored in a cool dry place. But if you do have a bunch going off at the same time try making a big batch of caramelized onions, then freeze them in ice cube trays. I do this every year and it’s a great addition to soups and stuff, adds great depth of flavour. Also makes a grilled cheese amazing.
KryptonNerd@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
You can also chop up a bunch now and freeze them, that way whenever you need some chopped onions for a dish you already have them in the freezer and it’s one less thing you have to do at the time
ghost_towels@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Huh, I never really thought of just freezing them raw. I guess I figured they would go weird with freezing, but you’re cooking them anyways so I guess that doesn’t matter. Thanks for the tip!
punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
Carrots go weird when frozen raw. The water inside the carrot expands when it freezes and bursts the cell walls, resulting in squishy carrots when defrosted. I learned that the hard way with my first batch of homegrown carrots :( it can be countered by blanching them before freezing.
Onions and garlic however are perfectly fine to freeze raw if chopped beforehand. (They may be fine whole, I’ve just never tried it). Ice cube trays of various sizes are very useful for making portions instead of one giant lump of frozen onion.