Growing For The Freezer and Freezing Smart:
Frozen peppers are a great addition to many dishes, and easy to sue when they are in single dish portionsThe same concept goes into freezing. We love to use peppers, onions, and snap peas in stir fry’s and other dishes, so we make sure to plant enough to eat fresh, and preserve some by freezing for later. We also freeze a large quantity of our Cajun Belle and Jalapeno peppers to use later as quick appetizers. When we first started out – we would simply freeze them into big bags – only to find out we could never use them up quick enough before going bad. Now – we freeze sliced green peppers, onion, and snap peas in the perfect dish serving size. Come winter – it’s a snap (no pun intended) to pull them out and throw them in whatever we are making. No waste of time or produce! Thinking Outside Of The Box With Surplus Vegetables: A bumper crop of peppers led to us making our own dried pepper flakes, grind and chili powderYou also have to think outside of the proverbial box when a certain plant goes crazy and your left with a huge surplus. A few years back – we had a mammoth crop of hot peppers. We love them more than anybody – but there are only so many fresh jalapenos and habaneros you can eat in a given day without shooting flames from your head. The solution: We decided to take the extras and dry them on low heat in the oven and our smoker. The result – some of the best homemade pepper grind, flakes and chili powder we have ever tasted. We’ve since cut back on the amount of peppers we grow – but we make sure to include enough every year to roast a few pans for our needs. Hot pepper flakes and powder made from our peppers.So this year as you think about the garden and all of those amazing fresh things you will grow and eat – put a little extra thought into what you want year round – you will be rewarded with some great winter produce – and huge savings on your grocery bill!
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