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Is it possible to freeze whole Bulgarian pepper. Vitamins all year round: how to freeze bell peppers for the winter correctly

Alexander Gushchin

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Weather conditions in our country do not allow growing fruits and vegetables all year round. In the summer, we can eat an unlimited amount of fresh fruits, saturating our body with the necessary vitamins and minerals, but in the winter, most people suffer from a lack of nutrients in the body. Many housewives try to preserve the summer gifts of nature by canning or freezing. It is important to note that frozen fruits and vegetables such as bell pepper practically do not lose their vitamin qualities.

Sweet peppers are a storehouse of useful substances: minerals, carotenoids, vitamins, bioflavonoids. Due to its rich taste and multi-colored color (green, yellow, red, orange), it makes dishes colorful, bright, piquant and tasty. Frozen bell peppers are ideal winter harvesting which defrosts quickly and is used to prepare side dishes for soups, goulashes, baked goods or main courses. We will talk further about whether it is possible to freeze bell peppers and how to do it correctly at home.

How to choose bell peppers for harvesting for the winter

So that the vegetable is stored for a long time and does not lose beneficial features, you need to know which fruits to choose for freezing, for this use the following recommendations:

  1. The peel of the vegetable should be smooth, without dents, wrinkles, scratches, cracks. Defects on the fruits indicate improper care or long-term storage in unsuitable conditions.
  2. Pay attention to the stalk of the vegetable; in freshly picked sweet peppers, it has a juicy green color.
  3. Spots of white or brown color on the pepper indicate a detrimental effect on it. The vitamin content of this fruit is very low.
  4. Fresh, juicy fruits weigh more than stale ones.
  5. The flesh of the fruit should be firm and thick.
  6. Black spots on the pepper indicate diseases of the vegetable during growth.
  7. When buying a vegetable in supermarkets, pay attention to how it is packaged, whether there is moisture or drops of water inside the package. These fruits do not like moisture, quickly deteriorate.
  8. The color of the bell pepper speaks of its positive properties:

  • The greatest amount of vitamins and carotene are found in red pepper varieties. The red vegetable is the sweetest.
  • Yellow varieties are useful for people with cardiovascular problems. This yellow vegetable is good for children and contains a lot of phosphorus, which contributes to proper bone formation.
  • Green is the lowest in calories, it contains vitamin K, which increases blood clotting, improves its composition.

9. For stuffed peppers, pick up medium-sized, elongated fruits.

10. For stews, salads and stews, prepare peppers of different colors to saturate the dish with bright sunny colors afterwards.

11. Green pepper is used only for fresh consumption, after heat treatment it starts to taste a little bitter.

12. For harvesting in small pieces, use large-sized fruits, its walls are thick, and after thawing, it will completely retain its integrity and vitamin properties.

What utensils do you need

To freeze, prepare the following inventory:

  • If you have removable trays of varying depths in your freezer, set aside a medium height for the peppers.
  • If your freezer only has standard built-in shelves, prepare a plastic tray, tray, or flat container that won't freeze to the sides of the freezer.
  • Cover all pepper dishes with a clean cotton cloth.
  • An already completely frozen vegetable is placed in tight bags.

Recipes with photos

Freezing sweet peppers - an alternative canned vegetables... Indeed, when frozen, the maximum amount of nutrients is preserved, and the consistency, color, taste of the thawed product are no different from fresh ones. There are several ways to freeze sweet peppers - whole, in slices, with herbs. Let's talk about them further.

In pieces

An excellent addition to stews and salads in the winter season will be multi-colored frozen pieces of bell pepper. Duration of storage is from 4 to 6 months. For cooking we need:

  • Sweet pepper (different colors) - 2-3 kg.
  • Water.

Cooking method.

  1. Choose the good ones ripe fruits without damage. Go through them, rinse in running water, cut the stalk with a knife, remove the seeds.
  2. Cut each peppercorn as you like - into halves, quarters, rings, half rings, cubes, straws.
  3. Cover the pallet with a clean cotton cloth, put the peeled pieces of vegetable on it.
  4. Place the tray with slices in the freezer for 48 hours.
  5. At the end of the time, put the hardened sweet pepper in tight plastic bags, close tightly. Send to the freezer.

Freeze whole for stuffing

In Soviet times, stuffed pepper was equated to festive dish, it was prepared for a special occasion. In order to pamper your loved ones with tasty, satisfying food even in winter stuffed with pepper, it was pickled in three-liter cans... But the amount of pickled vegetables in the jar was often not enough for a huge family, or vice versa, it was in excess and it was necessary to cook something else, and the taste of such a pepper differs significantly from fresh one. We suggest you use a modern, rational way of preparing a whole pepper for stuffing.

Ingredients:

  • small bulgarian longish pepper - 23 kg;
  • water.

Cooking method No. 1:

  1. Wash the fruit, pat dry with a paper towel, remove the stem and seeds.
  2. Put the fruits on a tray prepared and covered with a cloth.
  3. Send to the fridge freezer for 1-2 days.
  4. Then pack portions of the frozen product for compactness and convenience in bags, seal tightly. Place in the freezer.

Cooking method # 2:

  1. This option requires more time to prepare, but the pepper turns out to be fresh. Washed vegetables, cut out the caps with a knife and set aside, remove the seeds.
  2. We put a pot of water on the fire, bring to a boil.
  3. Dip all the peppers in boiling water for half a minute. Thanks to such heat treatment vegetables will retain all their vitamin properties and will not lose their shape when frozen.
  4. Put the processed peppers into each other and pack them in bags. Add pepper caps to them.
  5. We send everything to the freezer.

Frozen with dill and parsley

The greens will give the pepper a special rich aroma. For harvesting, you need to take only young plucked parsley and dill. For cooking we need:

  • Bulgarian pepper - 2-3 kg;
  • Dill - 150-200 g;
  • Parsley - 150-200 g;
  • Salt - half a teaspoon.

Cooking method:

  1. Leave the well-washed greens to soak for 5-10 minutes in a large bowl of cold water.
  2. Then carefully drain the water and refill with a new one for another 10-15 minutes.
  3. After the dill and parsley, remove from the water, shake. Dry the greens, but make sure that they do not start to fade, then chop them.
  4. In the meantime, prepare the peppers. Wash it, remove seeds, stalk, cut it as you need it (cubes, straws, etc.).
  5. Separately place the pepper in a thin layer on a medium-deep tray and the chopped greens on a flat tray. Send it in the freezer for a day to freeze.
  6. After the time has passed, remove the trays with vegetables and herbs.
  7. Mix pepper, dill, parsley evenly, pack in bags, seal tightly.
  8. Freeze until winter.

Semi-finished product from peppers stuffed with meat and rice

In winter, it's nice to pamper your loved ones with summer dishes, but you need to take care of their preparation in advance. , prepares quickly and easily. If you have a freezer at home, use the following recipe for a hearty convenience food. Required Ingredients for a family of three:

  • Sweet peppers - 9-10 pcs.;
  • Minced meat - 500 g;
  • Round rice - 100 g;
  • Onions - 1 pc.;
  • Carrots - 1 pc.;
  • Salt, spices - to taste.
  • Vegetable oil.

Cooking method:

  1. In pre-washed peppers, remove the cap and seeds.
  2. Peel carrots, onions, chop finely, lightly fry in sunflower oil until golden brown.
  3. Boil rice until half cooked, rinse with cold water.
  4. In a bowl with minced meat add frying, semi-cooked rice, season, salt. Mix everything thoroughly.
  5. Stuff the peppers with the filling.
  6. Stuffed vegetables put in bags, pack well. Store in the freezer.

Freezing baked sweet peppers

Baked frozen peppers are very tasty. In winter, such vegetables are simply defrosted, watered vegetable oil seasoned with garlic, spices and served as ready meal... For cooking we need:

  • Pepper - how much is required, without proportions;

Cooking method.

  1. Pepper, previously washed and peeled from seeds and stalks, is spread on a baking sheet.
  2. We send vegetables to bake in a preheated oven up to 180 degrees, for 30-40 minutes.
  3. Then put the finished peppers in a saucepan and leave to infuse for half an hour.
  4. Then we remove the skin from them, put them in plastic containers, and seal them with lids. We send it to freeze until winter.

Video

Freezing vegetables is very popular among modern housewives. Unlike preservation, pickling, the vitamin composition of frozen fruits is not destroyed, and the freezing procedure does not take much time, effort, and does not require special knowledge. Anyone can cope with such a task at home, and for an illustrative example, we recommend watching the following video.

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How to freeze bell peppers for the winter

Bell peppers can be found in almost every kitchen. This vegetable is very healthy and is enjoyed by many housewives. Bell peppers add freshness to salads and lightness meat dishes... Stuffed peppers are very popular. You want to eat deliciously not only in summer, but also in winter. Therefore, you need to figure out how to freeze whole bell peppers for the winter for stuffing. It is not at all difficult to cook it, but the dish turns out to be hearty and tasty.

How to freeze bell peppers for the winter
whole for stuffing

Yes, you can store it not only in the form of pieces and cubes, but also as a whole. It should be borne in mind that whole peppers will require quite a lot of space in freezer... But after freezing, it can be stored all winter, and the pepper can be easily taken out at any time and cooked right there.

Preparing peppers for freezing

Freezing peppers should be started with the preparation of the fruit. You will need undamaged, even peppers, which must be processed according to the following scheme:

  • first rinse and dry with a towel;
  • cut off the tops of each pepper along with the stalk;
  • clean seeds and partitions.

Make hollow small containers for minced meat out of peppers, we do not need anything extra. There is no need to wash the inside, because excess moisture can impair the taste. You can blot each pepper inside with a paper towel so that there is no excess moisture and seeds.

Where and how to store it?

If you are going to freeze a lot of peppers, a separate freezer is a better option, but a fridge freezer will work as well. You can freeze in regular food bags or in a container.

The temperature for freezing peppers should be set to -18 degrees or lower, that is, the usual storage temperature for freezers.

You can store peppers in the freezer for a year, which means that until the next harvest you can fully provide yourself with the ingredients for your dish. It is also convenient to wash, clean and make blanks in advance. Then for cooking, you can only cook minced meat and immediately start stuffing.

There are several special approaches to freezing peppers for the winter, take a look at each one and choose the one that suits you best.

How to freeze bell peppers for the winter for stuffing

Option 1.
As a preparation, you can lay out the peppers separately from each other and leave in the freezer for 10-15 minutes. This will freeze the peppers, harden and not stick together when you put them in each other in the form of a pyramid or herringbone.

It is possible to freeze in several batches, planning in advance the place and time for the stages.

If you want to avoid the pre-freezing step, you can place a small piece of napkin between the peppers, or cling film... Then they will not stick together and you can easily get as many peppers as you need.

Option 2.

Boil water and put peppers in boiling water for 30 seconds. After that, you need to get them out and put the peppers into each other. Calculate the length of the pepper chains based on the size of your freezer. Place the pickled peppers in bags or containers and freeze. It is believed that boiling water preserves vitamins better.

Keep in mind that you can only put peppers into each other if you cut off the tops along with the stalk, and not just cut the stalk with seeds. Peppers should also be stacked with care so that they do not wrinkle or break in cramped conditions. If this happens, then it is unlikely that you will be able to stuff them, but you can still cut and add them to the salad.

How to freeze bell peppers for the winter in slices

If you want to freeze peppers for salads or for a side dish, it is more convenient to cut them into pieces beforehand. So it will take up much less space, and it will freeze as well as a whole one. It is best to store such peppers in grippers (zip bags) so that the pepper does not absorb foreign odors.

For freezing in pieces, this method is well suited: cut the peppers and freeze them on a tray for 24 hours, then take out and put everything in plastic bags or plastic containers for greater compactness.

You can also dip the chopped pepper in boiling water before freezing, so it will be more flexible and it will be easier to compactly put it in bags. Also, such peppers cook much faster after defrosting, because they are almost ready.

How to defrost peppers.

There are several nuances in the preparation of stuffed peppers from frozen blanks.

  1. It is better to fill the pepper with the filling when it thaws a little. Too frozen peppers are still fragile and can break, too thawed will lose their shape and it will be more difficult to fill.
  2. Minced meat should be applied less, since frozen peppers cook faster. So the minced meat may not have time to cook yet, and the pepper will already begin to boil.

It is best to defrost peppers by holding them for a few seconds under running cool water. So it will only thaw a little and it will be convenient to cut it or fill it with filling. If the pepper is frozen in pieces or you do not plan to cut it, you can throw it in the cooking process without defrosting it.

If you have any incomprehensible moments, watch the visual video

Choose the best way for you how to freeze bell peppers for the winter: whole for stuffing or in the form of pieces / cubes. You can use two options at once, because there are so many delicious and healthy dishes from peppers.

In the cellar and at home, read on our website. Climatic conditions in our country do not allow cultivation of crops all year round, so that not be limited by eating your favorite vegetable, on the eve of winter, it is dried, dried and frozen.

The ways

How to freeze bell peppers for the winter? How you freeze peppers depends on your future uses:

  • for stuffing the product is frozen whole;
  • for cooking salads and adding to soup, goulash, saute the vegetable is frozen in pieces.

If you are interested in learning about the possibility, then we will tell you about it in our article.

Preparation

How to prepare bell peppers for freezing? Exceptionally large fruits are selected for freezing.

This pepper has thick walls and does not lose its shape after thawing.

After sorting each peppercorn carefully washed, carefully trim the legs and clean the inner parts of seeds and septa.

In order not to damage the flesh of the walls, the cleaning procedure is performed not with a knife, but with a finger. In the end it is obligatory get rid of moisture wiping the inside of the pepper with a dry napkin or piece of cloth.

How to properly freeze bell peppers for the winter? To freeze peppers at home, you do not need special equipment, it is enough to have a refrigerator with a built-in freezer... The cooking procedure does not require special culinary skills, it is enough to adhere to certain instructions.

How to freeze peppers for the winter in the freezer? Watch the video tutorial on how to freeze bell peppers in pieces and whole in packages:

Instructions

How to freeze bell peppers at home? Can peppers be frozen in the freezer for the winter? If there is no middle tray in the freezer compartment, care must be taken to plastic tray... Beforehand, the vessel is thoroughly washed, wiped with a dry napkin and placed on the bottom cotton fabric.

Then cooked pieces are poured onto it or pyramids of whole peppers are settled. Cover the tray of vegetables with a cloth so that there are no cracks, and placed in a freezer.

The optimal freezing time is 2-3 days... Then the pepper is packed in bags. It is important to take care of the integrity of the package, otherwise the vegetable will quickly lose its original shape and useful properties.

At what temperature to freeze bell peppers for the winter? The optimum temperature for freezing vegetables varies within -19 ° C ... -23 ° C... If this temperature range is observed, the products succumb to a shock state and do not lose their useful qualities. Shelf life of frozen vegetables - up to 6 months.

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Whole frozen peppers in pyramids - photo:

For the winter? As noted earlier, whole freezing will allow the product to be used for stuffing:

  • sort out only large fruits with thick walls;
  • pepper washed, trim the legs and remove the insides;
  • peeled peppers dry up and wipe thoroughly with a dry napkin;
  • whole fruits invest in each other while forming a pyramid;
  • vegetable pyramids are wrapped in whole packages and place them in a freezer;
  • after two hours, the vegetables are taken out of the refrigerator and shaken gently so that the peppercorns separated from each other and did not stick together.

An experienced housewife will share her secrets of freezing whole peppers for stuffing with you in this video:

In pieces

How to freeze bell peppers in chunks for the winter? This freezing method is suitable for people who plan to add pepper to stew, soup, borscht and other dishes:

  • the preliminary preparation of vegetables is no different from the previous method: the peppers are sorted, washed, peeled and thoroughly dried;
  • cut the product in pieces or rings depending on further use;
  • the cooked pieces are evenly poured onto the bottom of the vessel, covered with a cloth and placed in the freezer;
  • later two days vegetables are packed in packages.

An experienced housewife's tips for freezing chopped peppers in this video:

Storage periods

Qualitatively frozen bell peppers for the winter can retain their taste and benefits until the next harvest ripens.

Before cooking it is not necessary to defrost whole vegetable pieces, they can be added immediately to other ingredients. For example, frozen peppers are poured into the soup 10-15 minutes before final cooking.

WITH stew vegetables are mixed 15-20 minutes before removing the dish from the stove. For stuffing, whole peppercorns are thawed to the elastic state of the walls.

Otherwise, it is inconvenient to stuff vegetables with cooked ingredients. Freezing bell peppers for the winter at home will not be special labor.

It is enough to set aside a few hours in advance to enjoy the taste of the product in winter.

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Do you like stuffed peppers? I'm sure yes! In the season we have this dish number one. In winter, alas, it is often no longer possible to cook it either - the prices for peppers at this time of the year bite too painfully, and the quality of vegetables leaves much to be desired. Therefore, the preparation of bell peppers for future use is the most suitable option. It can be harvested in several ways: roll up already stuffed peppers, pickle whole peppers, or freeze them. The last method is by far the easiest. Now I will tell you in as much detail as possible how to freeze peppers for the winter for stuffing quickly, simply and so that it takes up a minimum of space in the refrigerator. This option is perfect both for freezing a small amount of peppers and for a rich harvest. In any case, the procurement process will not take much time.

Frozen peppers can be stored for quite a long time - until the new harvest, but it is eaten, of course, much earlier.

For procurement you will need:

  • bell pepper - in the desired quantities,
  • dense cellophane bag or cling film.

How to freeze peppers for the winter for stuffing:

It is better to choose peppers for freezing of about the same size and shape, small in size - those that are ideal for stuffing. Wash them well. We cut off each "cap" - by about 1 cm. Then carefully, using a knife with a long blade, cut out the core and cut off all the veins.


When all the peppers are prepared, pour water into a saucepan and bring it to a boil. How to boil - load a few peppers into it and boil them for literally 30 seconds, maximum 1 minute. It is important not to overcook the peppers here. They should only slightly change color and become slightly softer. To make it easier to keep track of the degree of readiness of the peppers, it is better to load them into boiling water in portions of 4-8 pieces (depending on the size of the pan).


Then the peppers need to be thoroughly dried - when wet, they will simply freeze to each other tightly. Most quick way- Blot them with a paper towel both inside and out. Or let them dry naturally, but this will take quite a long time - at least 1.5-2 hours. Excess moisture will not only make the peppers more fragile, but also negatively affect their taste.


Well, now dried peppers can be packaged in bags. To do this, first we add them one to one, forming a kind of train of peppers. The number of peppers in the "train" is at your discretion. The main thing is to put peppers in one bag for one cooking. I stacked 3-4 peppers. This compact molding process significantly saves space in the freezer.


Then we hide the resulting "little train" in a cellophane bag, trying to release the air from it as much as possible when tying, but at the same time not crushing the peppers. Alternatively, you can wrap the peppers tightly with cling film.


Ready! We send the peppers to the refrigerator, where they will calmly wait in the wings.

Using this pepper is easy. We take out the frozen bag from the freezer and for 1-2 minutes. Separate the peppers (they separate very easily) and send them under a stream of cool water. The pepper will thaw a little and can be stuffed with the filling and then cooked as usual.


Successful blanks!

Juicy, aromatic fresh Bulgarian pepper is one of our favorite summer flavors! How I want to keep it in winter, so that it delights us with its bright sunny colors. Of course, in the cold season, you can buy pepper in the store, but, firstly, its price bites a lot, and secondly, the taste is not the same. Especially if your garden has pleased you with a good harvest of this vegetable. There are many ways to preserve peppers in jars, but we suggest freezing them fresh. At the same time, we will discuss what can be prepared from it.

Is it worth freezing bell peppers for the winter

It is freezing that allows you to preserve most vitamins and other useful substances in products. During pickling and preservation, which must be preceded by hot working- frying, cooking, pouring boiling water over, etc., not only almost all are destroyed useful qualities, but also the taste of vegetables completely changes. And it’s just him that I want to keep.

This is where deep freezing helps us. What's more, properly frozen peppers can be stored easily for 15 months, so you can enjoy them until the next harvest.

Methods for freezing fresh peppers for the winter

Housewives who have long been engaged in freezing vegetables and herbs probably know several methods of such processing, and among them they have chosen the most convenient and suitable ones. Basically, they depend on what dishes the pepper will be used for later.

The first rule when freezing peppers, regardless of the method: choose well-ripe fruits bright colors... They should not be damaged - stains, rot. The brighter the fruit and the denser their pulp, the richer the taste and aroma.

Freeze brightly colored fruits for a touch of summer in the middle of winter

Freezing in pieces

Rinse the fruits thoroughly and wait until they dry. After that, you can start preparing.


The chili peppers can be used for hot dishes such as soups, sauces, and stews. Thin, long slices work well for garnishing pizza. It's also a good idea to add them to fresh vegetable salads... To do this, speed up the defrosting a little by holding the pepper for a couple of minutes hot water or for a couple. Do not defrost for too long, or the pepper chunks will become tender.

Video: freezing bell peppers in portions

Freezing whole fruit

Another convenient way to freeze peppers is without slicing, with whole fruits. It is advisable that they are the same size - this makes them easier to store later. But how large they should be is optional. Such peppers are used for stuffing, which is very convenient: it is very convenient to “stuff” them with the filling when frozen. It's even easier to freeze them stuffed right away.

In principle, peppers can be frozen already stuffed.


In principle, if you have dried the peppers well, then they can be immediately folded into pyramids, packed in bags and put in freeze. They then separate well without damage.
Some housewives recommend blanching the fruit before freezing. Yes, the pulp from this will become more tender, and subsequently stuffed peppers get ready faster. But if you keep the fruits in boiling water for more than 1 minute, they will become too soft and freeze like flat cakes.

Video: how to freeze bell peppers for stuffing

Reviews of freezing bell peppers

You can, of course, fold the lids from the peppers randomly, but I do it so that later, when I defrost them, each lid fits its own pepper, well, so as not to completely confuse it, so that when you stuff it, the “lid” is attached. I freeze in batches that are not very large, counting on my stewpan, it is not very large, in practice 6 pieces fit. It is better to do it in various portions, because you can make a saucepan at a time, or maybe a 5 liter saucepan.

JULY55555

I put the peppers in a separate chamber from everything else !!! Pepper, even scalded, has a very strong aroma! And if you do not want to eat fruits with the aroma of pepper in winter, pack it tightly or in a separate chamber, or in a container with a tight lid!

iskrovaja

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I bought a large chest especially for freezing, like in stores. Now I can freeze large volumes of vegetables from the garden and everything is visible. I grind the pepper and freeze it entirely. Such preparations are very helpful in winter.