Is it possible to just shred and freeze cabbage?
By julie rees from England, West Yorkshire
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A Guide to Freezing Cabbage. Cabbage can be brined as sauerkraut or made into coleslaw or relishes and frozen. Whole leaves can be frozen unblanched for use as wrappers for baking or stuffing, and used immediately after thawing. Cabbages should not be frozen whole.
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How do you freeze shredded cabbage?
By NJS from Marlette, MI
I always shred it in my food processor and then saute it with margarine or butter on the stove and then freeze it in plastic containers. Then when I want to make cabbage and noodles, I just boil the noodles and dump in the thawed cooked cabbage and add salt and pepper if needed.
Can I freeze cabbage?
By Donna from Jacksonville, IL
I think you can freeze cooked cabbage, but not sure raw freezes very well. Sorry, not very exact here.
Here's a guide I submitted last week that gives instructions and blanching time for assorted vegetables including cabbage.
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When my dad freezes cabbage he boils it till its almost tender and then drains it and puts it in freezer bags till he wants it for soup or whatever he wants. He's given me some and it works great.
Last year I picked, blanched, packaged, and froze my cabbage. I then months later went to use it and there were black spots on the leaves. This has never happened to me before and I did not do anything differently. I'm wondering why this would have happened. Please explain.
Thanks.
When you picked your cabbage and froze the cabbage it was more than likey effected with pepper spots already and you just did not see them. Once the cabbage has been in cold storage for 10 to 12 days the spots can worsen and become larger and more noticable.
Most likely the back spots were forming before you blanched and froze your cabbage and the storing process just brought them out to the open.
I have read lots of articles on this in the past as it is very easy to buy cabbage and find these little black spots a day later.
All university and health references say that if it is the small black spots then the cabbage is safe to eat.
They state to discard any cabbage that has large black areas or a large concentration of black in one area.
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Why do frozen cabbage heads or leaves discolour to a horrible brownish colour?
By l from Sudbury, ON
I've never tried to freeze entire heads of cabbage as that would take up so much space. Try parboiling them first and see if that helps. Cooked cabbage should freeze well.
I cook cabbage as if we will eat them & freeze them. The same for all greens, good luck.
I found this on my cabbage today. Never before. Is it still edible?
Can I freeze cooked red cabbage with red currant jelly and apples for Christmas dinner? It possible does anyone have a recipe, I would like to do this early for Christmas?
By Jean O
How long will cabbage last after it is cooked and frozen?
By jimmie
I have never frozen cabbage by itself but I have frozen soup with added cabbage for
three to four months with success. Hope this helps.
This is a great site:
I bought a head of cabbage, but I'm limited on my intake. Can I just freeze it, or does it need to be cooked and then frozen?
By Betty B
You can blanch it and freeze it.
Can cabbage be frozen? If so how? Blanched? Cut up?
By Marilyn
We just slice it up and put it in freezer bags. We used to blanch it but read some where that it isn't necessary. We can't tell the difference.
Can you freeze fresh cabbage?
By Mimi
The first link is an archived article regarding cabbage preparation. The second link is regarding complete blanching process for cabbage and several other vegetables to ready for freezing:
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Can you freeze red cabbage raw or cooked?
By Diana
You can freeze just about anything. What you need to consider is the texture of the product when it defrosts. Cabbage, like most leafy vegetables, are full of water. As such, when they defrost, the water will leach out of its cells. You will be left with limp and mushy produce when it is thawed. This is best suited for cooked recipes, or those that don't require a crunch.
Cut the head of cabbage across the core in half. Cut out the core by cutting a V shape through the cut side of each half. Cut shreds lengthwise across each half. I'm not a big fan of blanching, but if you want to, blanch the shreds in boiling water for about 2 minutes. Cool in an ice bath, drain and bag if freezer bags.
I would portion it out depending on the recipes you're most likely to make. If for a side dish, 2-4 cups. If for an ingredient, 1 cup in small zip-top bags. Flatten the smaller bags and remove the air and place all of them in a larger freezer bag.
I have made a lot of red cabbage with apples and onions. Can I freeze some of it?
By Mary Fran from New York City
I have froze it with success just a bit runny saves throwing it out I have also froze macaroni salad.
This is a page about freezing cooked cabbage. Once cabbage has been cooked it can still be frozen for later consumption.
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