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Mary-Jane
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Freezing a broccoli 'base' for soup at a later dateI've got some broccoli plants that have just started 'blowing' (i.e. just about to go to flower/seed). I don't want to waste them and last year I used some in broccoli and stilton soup which I then froze quite successfully.
I haven't really got a lot of free time in the next few days so I wondered whether it would be a good idea just to wash, chop and boil them in some basic vegetable stock until they're soft - then wizz them with the blender into a liquid and then freeze that as a basis to make up broccoli soup at a later date? I really haven't got time to make full blown batches of soup with onions, seasoning, cream etc.
Any thoughts or suggestions as to this idea?
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marigold
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You could just blanch and freeze it - even less work!
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Snowball
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That's what I thought.
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Mary-Jane
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Good idea but more room taken up in the freezer though...
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wellington womble
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I can't see why not (I was planning to do this, but my broccoli didn't grow) Label it clearly though - otherwise you end up with a freezer full of almost (but not quite) identical boxes of green goo!
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Nick
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Yep, no problem at all with it. Texture will suffer, but if you're blitzing it, that's not an issue.
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TAVASCAROW
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No problem do the same every year & add the stilton & cream when its reheated.
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