It's amazing how people used to do without parsley? Rather, parsley was found in ancient Greece, but it was used for a very long time as you like, but not for food. For example, the ancient Greeks of parsley ... weaving wreaths, as well as the fragrant green parsley used in the fight against insects.
And only in the Middle Ages did people realize that parsley not only has beautiful leaves and a pleasant aroma, but is also very useful!
- Parsley is rich in vitamin C, as well as carotene, vitamin B1, B2, PP, B6, K.
- Parsley has a positive effect on the digestive organs.
- Parsley is recommended for rheumatism, kidney and bladder diseases.
- In parsley there is folic acid, calcium, sodium, phosphorus, potassium.
- Parsley is useful for cardiovascular diseases.
- Parsley removes salt from the body, as it has a diuretic effect.
Gardeners know that in order for parsley to be on the table all summer, it should be planted in several terms, conducting the first sowing in April, and the last in August.
Harvesting is carried out three months after sowing.
And for the winter parsley is dried, pickled and frozen.
How to freeze parsley with whole sprigs
Parsley twigs sorted out, remove the yellowed leaves, faded greens. Sprigs washed in several waters.
Spread on a towel and dried.
Then sprigs of parsley are collected in bunches and cut the coarse stems.
Each bundle is placed in a plastic bag and tightly wrapped in a tube, making sure all the air is released from the bag. And in this form they freeze.
How to freeze chopped parsley
Parsley is sorted, washed and laid out on a towel.
In dry parsley cut hard stalks without leaves.
The leaves are finely cut.
The chopped parsley is packaged in small sachets, kneaded so that there is no empty space, immediately giving the bag a flat shape, and sealed (tied). You can, on the contrary, give the package the shape of a tight sausage and freeze.
When used, the right amount of greenery is cut off from the briquette, and the rest is quickly removed into the freezer.
How to freeze parsley in portioned tins
To do this, use the molds for freezing ice or from under the candy "assorted".
Parsley is sorted, washed, laid out on a towel.
In greens cut hard stalks, leaving only the tops of the leaves.
Parsley finely cut.
Chopped greens are laid out in molds, well kneaded.
Pour a little water into each mold.
Cleaned in the freezer.
The next day, the frozen cubes (the form may be different) with greens are shaken out of the molds and put into the bag. Well knotted and cleaned in the freezer.
How to freeze parsley puree with butter
Some mistresses parsley freeze in the form of mashed potatoes.
To do this, wash the parsley, spread on a towel and dried.
Parsley is crushed directly with the stalks in a blender, adding a little sunflower oil.
Parsley puree is poured into small molds and frozen.
Then the frozen puree is removed from the molds and put in a plastic bag. Well corked and cleaned again in the freezer.
How to freeze root parsley
Parsley root vegetables are used as a side dish, and they are also added to soups, main dishes and seasonings.
Before freezing, parsley roots are cleaned of thin roots, they are well washed in several waters. Scraped in some places the skin. Dried on a towel.
The roots are cut into thin slices.
Fold in plastic bags, release all of them from the air and pack well.
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Frozen parsley is stored for 8-10 months.
Used in the process of cooking without defrosting.
Frozen parsley put in a dish for 5 minutes before the end of cooking.
