Speed Bento Technique: Freezing chopped herbs

[ss_biggie]

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Speed Tip:  Pre-chop and freeze your most commonly used herbs and aromatics for when you're cooking a dish in a hurry. I've got green onions (scallions or spring onions), cilantro (

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[commoi]

Wow I actually never knew that you can even freeze cilantro and parsley! I live alone, so everytime I get fresh herbs most of it just goes to waste and rot in my fridge. D: I must try this now!

Thanks for your tip!

[ss_biggie]

Yes, and if you don't have little freezer containers, you can even put frozen green onions in an empty/dry plastic water bottle so you can just shake some out of the bottle into whatever you're cooking...

[girlwhowaits]

Good idea, thanks!

[ss_biggie]

My pleasure!

[princess_design]

I found this post at picturing_food and clicked to see more. I freeze half my herbs whenever I buy them because I live alone and they go bad quickly.

I love the idea of quick lunches (I bring my lunch almost everyday), so I have friended you. :D

I also would like to ask your permission to place this journal as a link in foodiepatootie, as I think a lot of people can get some great ideas from you. Let me know!

[ss_biggie]

Hi Princess_Design and welcome! Yes, please go ahead and link Lunch in a Box to foodiepatootie if you think it's a good match -- it looks quite interesting and I'll read more posts there when I have a chance. Thank you for the heads up!

Thanks for the experiment!

[yumimb]

I never knew that you could freeze Cilantro, either. I always buy them (most of stores sell cilantro in bunchs), use probably 1/5 and forget about them, then find them dry and brown few weeks later. Arigato for your experiment!

Re: Thanks for the experiment!

[ss_biggie]

Iya iya iya, tondemo arimasen yo! I usually try to immediately wash all of my cilantro after buying, spin it dry, wrap the whole bunch in a couple of paper towels, then put it all inside a plastic bag in the refrigerator crisper drawer. Extends the life longer than if the cilantro leaves actually touch the plastic bag (then turn into gross brown goo...).

[kohaku]

this helps, i tend to throw them all away >_< I can be less wasteful now :D

[ss_biggie]

I think you'll have better quality if you freeze them while they're still fresh, before they start wilting and getting all sad. Good luck!