Frozen sauté mix is always a great convenience. Always ready and available in the freezer, perfect when we have little time. Now I’ll explain how to freeze chopped vegetables for sautéing perfectly!
Forget the idea of freezing it in ice cube trays and especially do not freeze it all together. Vegetables should be frozen separately.
The frozen chopped mix in ice cube trays browns on the outside when it comes into contact with the pan, while the rest of the cube remains frozen. So you will never have an even cooking. Therefore, the frozen chopped mix should be portioned into small amounts and not form blocks.
Furthermore, vegetables should be frozen separately so you can adapt the sauté mix to different recipes: where more onion is needed, where you want to use less carrots, etc…
You might be interested in these recipes:
- Cost: Very economical
- Rest time: 5 Hours
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 8 sticks
- Cooking methods: No cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 364.00 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 83.11 (g) of which sugars 39.27 (g)
- Proteins 9.85 (g)
- Fat 1.79 (g) of which saturated 0.42 (g)of which unsaturated 0.92 (g)
- Fibers 22.00 (g)
- Sodium 492.00 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 600 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
INGREDIENTS FOR FREEZING CHOPPED VEGETABLES FOR SAUTÉING
- 3 carrots
- 4 onions
- 3 celery (stalks)
PREPARATION FOR FREEZING CHOPPED VEGETABLES FOR SAUTÉING
Wash and dry the vegetables. Finely chop separately.
Spread a sheet of plastic wrap on the work surface and place the chopped vegetables in the center. You need to make a strip as long as the plastic wrap sheet with a maximum thickness of one inch.
Fold all the edges of the wrap and place the packages in the freezer horizontally on a flat surface.
This way, freezing is very quick since it is thin, resulting in less ice crystal formation. You can dose the vegetables differently for your recipes. To use the chopped mix, just break off what you need from our frozen stick, which will melt immediately in hot oil.
Adriana’s Tip
If you want, you can also vacuum seal the frozen chopped sticks to extend their shelf life.
