With the approach of winter, many housewives seek to stock up the inclination with vegetables. Zucchini are included in the number of products that they certainly freeze for the winter, trying to extend their shelf life. During the frost, they do not lose their taste and beneficial properties, besides, it is considered dietary and comes to any dish. To prepare dishes from this universal vegetable, it is necessary to carefully study the subtleties of cooking.
Pluses of zucchini and their preparation
- Zucchini is one of the most important sources of vitamins in winter. In particular, this vegetable is good for the nutrition of a small child, so it is used for dust, cereal and soups are prepared.
- After freezing, the taste quality of the vegetable is weakened, therefore, the frozen zucchinges are rarely used as an independent dish. It is much more often used as an additional ingredient or a side dish to a finished dish.
- Often zucchini do not freeze entirely, but they prepare from them dishes or assorted in front of frost. If the hostess decided not to bother and freeze the whole vegetable, then they defrost it naturally, without additional heating.
- Too hard peel from the zucchini is cut, after which it is cut into portion pieces and sent to the colander to get rid of excess fluid.
Frying kabachkov
The zucchini after defrosting is soft, has a watery structure and in a frying pan "spits oil." This makes it frying a real test. To avoid this, you need a zucchini carefully prepare for the groze process.
Stages of preparation:
- The zucchini is deflated at room temperature, purified. Then cut on rings with a thickness of up to 1.5 cm. They are laid out on a paper towel to absorb all extra liquid.
- If the zucchini was already sliced \u200b\u200band immediately frozen it is processed in a similar way. Then the pieces of the zucchini are solid and waiting for the remnants of the liquid. They wash them with a paper towel and pour pieces in flour.
- The frying pan put on fire, pour a lot of oil, give it to warm up and lower the zucchini into it. Freezing affects the time of cooking a zucchini, cutting it, so at this time from the frying pan do not move eyes.
Roasted zucchini are decomposed again on a paper towel to eliminate oil surplus. In addition, the method recommends a frozen zucchini rubbing on the grater and use as an ingredient for a boiler or pancakes.
Varka Kabachkov
Varka Zabachkov does not require their defrosting. It is also not necessary to save them from excess moisture. Frozen zucchini is simply removed from the freezer, wash and sent to soup or puree.
- The zucchini soup is added in 10 minutes. Before the completion of cooking. They are put even later than potatoes, because frozen zucchini is rallied fast.
- If it was decided as a dish to prepare vegetable soup-assorted, then the sliced \u200b\u200bzucchini is poured with water and begin to cook together with the rest of vegetables.
- To prepare a zucchini, a multicooker, a double boiler or a grid for a saucepan, which allows you to prepare a zucchini on the plate. Most often, such a type of preparation is used for subsequent pouring of zucchini and use them as a dust.
- If the zucchini wants to use as a preparation for baking, they first boil water, and then put it off. Zucchini defrost and eliminate excess moisture with a paper towel. Then they are blanched in hot water up to 5 minutes and shifted on a colander so that surplus moisture could flow. After that, the zucchini is used as the base for casserole.
Extinguishing Kabachkov
Dishes with stewed zucchini also do not require defrost, because the liquid inside the zucchini is useful during cooking. Stewed zucchini in various ways using different equipment:
- For dietary stewed zucchini use a slow cooker or clay pot. Zucchini is removed from the freezer, wash under running water, clean and cut into cubes. They are laid by greens and seasonings in a pot or multicooker and tomatin 90 min. Getting absolutely not dangerous for a figure and a surprisingly tasty dish.
- For stew zucchini fry a little. To do this, they are removed from the refrigerator and defrost at room temperature on a towel in order to remove excess water. Then they clean, cut and calculate in the egg, and then in the grasp of potatoes or finely chopped cabbage. In this form, the zucchini is frying easily and quickly.
- Stewed zucchini can be a separate dish. To do this, the incasionable zucchini is cut into cubes and fall asleep on a hot frying pan and covered with a lid. Stew until all moisture evaporates. Then a vegetable or melted butter is poured into the pan and start to fry zucchini. Before completing the cooking on the pan, the sour cream with dill and garlic is poured. Stew the mixture under the lid for another 5 minutes and turn off the fire. This dish will serve as a good garnish for any meat or fish.
Dishes from frozen zucchini are simple and do not require specific skills. The only minus cooking of them lies in the speed with which they have time to get ready.