Frozen potatoes in the freezer at home, is it possible

There are various ways to prepare food for the winter. Freezing has become very popular lately. In this way, it is possible to harvest products not only of plant origin, but also of animal origin. Many housewives prepare frozen potatoes for the winter. In this way, you can save a considerable amount of time during the preparation of potato dishes, since you no longer have to buy potatoes and peel them.

Freezing potatoes at home is not that difficult. However, before that, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with how to freeze potatoes for the winter.

Preparatory work

To freeze potatoes in the freezer, you need to carefully prepare. First you need to figure out what equipment is useful for freezing food in the freezer. For this you will need:

bowl;
pan;
tray;
colander;
containers or bags for storing frozen potatoes.

You should also figure out the most suitable varieties for freezing. Quite often, potatoes are frozen for the winter, which contain a small amount of starch and sugar. If there is too much starch in it, then at low temperatures it will begin to convert to sugar and because of this, the potato will become too sweet. It is recommended to harvest Semiglazka and other varieties with pink skin for the winter.

Freezing Methods

There are several ways to help freeze new potatoes.

Whole

Many housewives are interested in the question of whether it is possible to freeze potatoes in their entirety. Of course, it is possible and many use this particular harvesting method. To do this, it is recommended to choose varieties that differ in small tubers.

However, you can use very large potatoes, but in this case it will have to be cut.

To begin with, thoroughly wash and clean the cooked tubers. Then, water is poured into several saucepans. One of them is placed on a gas stove, and a little ice is added to the second. Potatoes are lowered into a container with hot water and boiled for 5 minutes. Then it should be removed and immediately placed in cold water.

After that, the tubers are dried and decomposed into bags or containers for freezing. Very often, during freezing, vegetables begin to stick together. To avoid this, not raw potatoes should be laid out in bags, but already frozen ones.

For fries

Sometimes potatoes are harvested so that they can later be deep-fried. First, the tubers must be peeled and cut. To do this, the potatoes are cut with an ordinary knife into small pieces. Then it is poured into a bowl and sprinkled with a little s alt. Wheat flour is poured into a separate container. After that, peeled and chopped potatoes are added to it, which should be mixed well with flour.

This is done so that the potatoes can get a golden crust when deep-fried.

After that, the prepared semi-finished product is laid out on a tray and placed in the freezer for further freezing. After a few hours, the tray is taken out and the potatoes are placed in special containers for further storage in the freezer.

Puree

The most creative housewives freeze mashed potatoes in the freezer. This is quite simple to make, since the cooking process is no different from creating a regular puree. To begin with, all the tubers should be cleaned and boiled. Then boiled potatoes must be poured into a separate pan and mashed into a puree. After that, it should be thoroughly mixed and, if necessary, add a little milk or butter. The cooked dish must cool completely and only after that it can be transferred to a bag and placed in the refrigeratork.

Conclusion

Everyone can freeze potatoes on their own, as it is quite simple to do. However, in order to do everything right, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the various freezing methods in advance and choose the most suitable one from them.