Bumper Zucchini Harvest! 3 Ways to Preserve Zucchini!
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Sarah has a bumper harvest of Zucchini so she shares 3 ways she is going to preserve this harvest. She makes and freezes garlic butter zucchini, she freezes zucchini noodles and she shreds and freeze dries some as a bread crumb replacement in meatloaf and meatballs.
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Sarah, with the really big ones, you can take a mandolin and slice them really thin, like a potato chip. Soak them in vinegar for a bit, once you remove them from the vinegar, sprinkle with salt and freeze dry. You have a crispy snack like a salt and vinegar potato chip. I also made a zucchini gratin for us once and he loved it.
Sounds interesting, might try that sometime if I ever get a freeze dryer like I am thinking about but other things come first….
OOOOOh that sounds wonderful.
@@NadesikoRose Harvest Right freeze dryer has a layaway plan if that might help you get one sooner. That's how I bought mine.
That sounds delicious.
I hope you don't mind me stealing your recipe for the salt and vinegar zucchini chips because it sounds so delicious and I can't wait to try it. Thank you for sharing.
Opinions will vary, but best way to preserve zukes and summer squash that I have found is by turning them into burger-bun sized fritters (youtube has several recipe videos) and freezing them. I just use parchment separators in normal zip-lock freezer bags. They re-heat **very** well, almost to fresh out of the skillet condition, especially in an air-fryer. Great by themselves or as the meat in a "fritter burger".
I love zucchini fritters!
I love to add a fried egg on top for breakfast 🍳
Thank you for the tip!
Sarah, I've used freshly shredded zucchini in meatballs for years. It makes them so moist and yummy. However I have to use crackers also otherwise they fall apart. I bet the freeze dried zucchini will absorb the extra moisture and bind the meat for you. 😊
My fav recipe for zucchini is the zucchini soup that YT channel Rose Red Homestead makes. So I shred my zucchini and freeze in baggies the amt I need for 1 recipe of the soup. I’ll enjoy making it all winter! So good.
Which zucchini soup...Italian or Cindy's zucchini soup on that channel???
Love my freeze dried zucchini! Never thought about using for bread crumbs! Thanks for the idea!
I have been keto almost 5 years mow. Completely reset my health. I feel better now at 68 than I did at 48!
Sarah exceptional video! If wishes were fishes I would have a freeze dryer. Thanks so much for showing making noodles!
Hi. I’ve been watching your channel for the last 2 & 1/2 years since I retired after 42 years as a nurse. I have been canning and dehydrating & sharing with my kids, but I know my grandkids love veggies that are freeze dried. Thanks for having this contest!
Pork rind panko works the best for meatloaf or burger filler. I vacuum seal all my stored food , no freezer burn and lasts longer. Love your cooking episodes.
For the past two years we have been slicing out zucchini and squash laying the slices out on a cookie sheet and freezing them. Once frozen I then place our serving size into a vacuum seal bag and vacuum away, sealing it twice ( for good measure). I’m in my freezer often and sometimes I break the seal. I have had people make comments about them becoming mushy once thawed, and yes that is true, however I’m frying them so they will have that texture anyway.
I have used many of your preserving techniques; thank you for teaching us; you and Kevin are very good instructors ( I am a retired teacher and can appreciate your teaching techniques) I don't have huge crop of Zucchini, can always learn new ways of preserving and cooking squash. How is the inground garden?
Your culinary skills are incredible. Looks mouth watering DELICIOUS. Thanks for sharing your knowledge :)
I got the vacuum sealer last year and I love it! And now I have a new way to use my zucchini! Can't wait to try the garlic steamed zucchini!!
We are looking for the vacumm she used. Looked on Amazon on her site which one does she use? Thank you.
Thanks for the different zucchini recipes I don't haveA freeze dryer. Sure they are rather fun to use. I I'm so glad you are doing A keto lifestyle. I have been moderate fat keto 3 years and never healthier. It's not just for weight loss I wish people knew that more. I have lost weight but mostly I am thrilled I have no more arthritis, No more fatty liver, No more depression... All because I Out the carbs. I will definitely give that garlic mash zucchini a try. Thanks much God bless
My , your green house is AWSOME ! Such a work ethic! God bless you and yours
Great ideas! I’ve never had zoodles
All of our plants went belly up! I’ve replanted so ours will be late but I’m wanting to freeze dry shredded and chips. Cuke chips too.
I always add an OA to the vac sealed jars too.
I have a quick tip: if you pre-freeze your food before putting it in the freeze dryer, it’s cuts a few hours of time off your total load. I reduce the extra freeze time too, if it’s prefrozen. I’m talking about 6 - 8 hours!! My freezer is running anyway. 😊
I bought that book after you showed it last week with the cherry tomatoes. It's a fantastic book. I plan on freezing produce this weekend. Thanks for the recommendation and great videos!
Fantastic!
What book was that?
@@cindyherman7384 Freeze Fresh. It's the book Sarah is using in this video.
I love your videos so much! These harvest to table videos are my favorite. Also, thank you for talking about how the zucchini has spiky hairs. I didn’t know what that was last year so I peeled them all. This is great instruction for a city girl like me! Thank you!
I also purchased the book-its awesome! thanks!
I freeze zucchini boats, make the keto friendly mock apple crisp freezes great. I like to par boil strips and make a keto friendly filling and make like stuffed lasagna noodles. So many wonderful keto friendly meals.
This has been one of my most favorite kitchen videos. You are so at home with all you kitchen gadgets and preservation methods. Years past I did more preserving. Now retired back into it. I also am trying to get better at my garden so I'll have vegetables to preserve. I hope for the day they design a freeze dryer that will be as good as yours but not as big or expensive!. Till then it is dehydrated, frozen or canned. I too am impressed with your keto success! Good job! 💜💙💚💛😎
Sarah we call it our Keto lifestyle😉. Thank you so much for sharing all your yummy keto/low carb recipes...our garden is growing like crazy!!!
Thanks so much for these three ideas!!!! I will use your first two ideas for sure. Don't have a freeze dryer yet, dang. Thanks again. Gods blessings 🙏
Thanks, Sarah. I got the book and am hoping to follow along with some of your ideas. I don't have a freeze dryer, but I do have lots of zucchini, so tomorrow I have a plan!! God Bless.
lol, Zucchini are like the old star trek episode, the trouble with tribles,😁🤣😂They're everywhere!
I quit steam blanching my zoodles, because raw they were more firm to begin with and the hot sauce blanched them to perfection.
I usually take the to Kenny and I like the smaller ones better and chop them up coarsely and put them in the freezer that way when I make spaghetti I have them for my spaghetti, or for my vegetable soup, or goulash
Sarah, you can grind the shredded freeze dried zucchini. Use the powder as bread crumbs.
Love your enthusiasm and energy at the beginning of the video. If your keto diet is giving you that much energy, I may have to look into that. After73 years I'm not sure I can change my husbands mind on how to eat.
Just start making the keto recipes & he might/will follow. There are delicious Keto recipes & men are meat eaters, win, win.
I've never, ever had enough luck with zucchini or any other summer squash to be inundated with them, but not for lack of trying. I loved seeing these ideas, though. Thanks so much for this video, Sarah! And PS - I'm going to purchase this book!
Wow it’s
Been so hot here in Texas I’ve lost way too much. Those are beautiful zucchini’s!
LOL, I'm home alone, cooking zuccini and I want to watch something nice. If this isn't the perfect video, I don't know what is. =))
Great idea!
It's always good to know more ways to preserve zucchini. Thanks for sharing! ❣️
We found after trying zucchini noodles in spaghetti, that we preferred thin chunks better. I wish you had kept seed and carried on the heritage of that crossed Jalapeño and Bell pepper that you had show up in your pepper plants one year. You found a crossed Big pepper that was hot like your Jalapeño peppers and said it must have crossed the two. That was so interesting! Imagine! A big hot pepper! I wish you had kept seed and experimented more with it!
Wow very interesting. Thanks f or sharing.
Another great video. Zucchini is so versatile. I've used lean meat and quick oats in meatballs, never the milk and breadcrumbs. I could never understand taking dried bread, soaking it in milk, then squeezing out the milk? All to get the right moisture content? Too puttsy for me. The Zucchini seems like the perfect solution for this! 💜
Thanks for sharing, I've got to try the mashed garlic dish for sure! I hope you will do a video soon to show how the freeze dried ones work in your meatballs or meatloaf, or you could do both! Yes please! I want to see if they bind, I'm thinking an egg may be needed.
Great video. Great ideas.
That is so Awesome, thanks for sharing. I'm going to get that book.
I ordered that vacuum sealer after seeing it on your channel… Game changer!!! Thanks!
Zucchini also make wonderful bread and butter pickles. Let one of the huge ones go and use ti harvest and save the seeds
Great samples on preserving Zukes. I need to grow more 😊
I sure wished I could afford a freeze dryer, but for now I use my dehydrator.
When you find yourself with giant zucchini, try one of these two things:
1) Treat them like acorn squash. Cut them in half, scoop out the seeds, and stuff them with whatever you would stuff an acorn squash (e.g. grains, herbs, and maybe craisins). Bake and enjoy!
2) Make an apple pie, only with the zucchini instead of apples. No, really, it's great! But of course, scoop the seeds and peel the squash.
4:55 Great ideas for prepping for storing
Great video Sarah.
Google zucchini bites . . . there are a variety of recipes, basically kind of like a baby quiche. You mix the shredded zucchini with eggs, and whatever else (onion powder, or onions, garlic powder, crumbled bacon, cheese, etc.) and put in little muffin pans. The 'bites' can be frozen, and they make a super tasty snack or side dish - and they are keto.
My Keto sub for bread crumbs has been crushed fried pork rinds. I like it on fish. I dip the fish in almond flour, then in a beaten raw egg, then cover with the fried pork rind crumbs and fry in coconut oil. Yummy! I am interested in zucchini pasta! I'm down 30 pounds in four months so far. Keto works for me too. Also, here is my dutch chocolate ice cream recipe. In a Rubbermaid 5 cup container with lid, pour in 32 ounces of heavy whipping cream, 4T Ghirardelli 100% cocoa dutch-process powder, 7T of monk fruit powder (I have recently switched to a monk fruit/allulose blend, and it makes it a bit softer to scoop out), 4 teaspoons of vanilla extract, a cup of chopped almonds or pecans (optional). Put the lid on and shake well or use a hand blender or whisk for a few minutes. Freeze several hours until set.
I do that lots also. I like the idea of finding something I can grow or produce ourselves.
I use them raw and fresh in a salad. Slice very thinly lengthways, i use my potato peeler. Add a little oil/ lemon dressing with lemon zest. Enjoy
Make zucchini relish or add with cucumbers, which I did one year and couldn't tell the difference.
I'm going to have to dig up my mom's zucchini bread recipe now! She would shred most of our zucchini and freeze it. After a few weeks there would be so much that several people would find a random zucchini or 3 on their porches 🤣
hahaha I was just telling a vlogger I follow from Australia that story!!
In the PNW if You don't have zucchini at this time of yr, You have no friends!
That yes! Everyone has SO much You have to leave it on their porches to get rid of it!!
But thanks to freezers, vacuum packers & dehydrators for us common folk we can use a lot more for ourselves!!
Good community here!! I just found this channel & joined!!
Thank You again for sharing!!
Where in the world are You with zucchini abundance?!?
@@PinkLady54 pnw in the 70's.
@@anneo3754 Wow! I'm in PNW too!! I live in Longview, WA 45 miles up river from Portland & Vancouver.
Are You near my neighborhood?
I am digging out my Mom's zucchini bread recipe too!! 😍
@@PinkLady54 I have been to Longview many times. I'm from Centralia but moved to Minnesota almost 30 years ago. Was last there 4 years ago took the train 😊
@@anneo3754 I was just in Chehalis yesterday getting dental work done 😱😂
So You are now in the east but were retelling the zucchini crazed times we have here?
Is it the same back east? or no?
Thank You for sharing stories & letting me know where You are now. Good stuff!!
I love your countertops, do you happen to know what the material/color of them is? Thank you so much for all of your wonderful information!
I went keto a couple of months ago. I have been watching you for two years. Your weight loss and renewed health are noticeable! I am so happy that you are now showing me how to homestead keto-style! Your channel is a pleasure to watch, but I especially enjoy being in the kitchen with you.
Language Lynne, (please forgive if I got this wrong), I really miss Sarah and Kevin in the kitchen. It was so great to have them share their recipes with us. I'm sure that's changed with keto but they have come up with good recipes anyway.
Have you tried zucchini flour? I freeze dry then blend in my VitaMix blender until very fine. I replace part of my wheat flour in recipes.
Great ideas
Does the hand held vac sealer do regular jars or just canning jars? Thanks.
Placing hot food in plastic containers increases risk of plastics leeching into the food
So a freeze dryer is…its own little machine? Could you dehydrate them in an air dryer instead?
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Where does one store the freeze dried zucchini
btw....you look terrific....keto looks good on you.
Do you only do container gardening?
I'm dreaming about getting zucchini. My plants haven't even blossomed yet! 😢
What do you do with cabbage? How do you preserve it?
Have you tried freeze drying the zucchini noodles? Maybe cut so they are not so long?!?
I have not but Jessica from Three Rivers Homestead does ☺️
Can you just dry them out in the oven
I grow a different type, they are ribbed I think they are much better
Zucchini is a weed in parts of the world not to bad if fixed right.
Meatloaf, meatballs etc do not need anything as a binder. If that were true then the simple patty would need them.
The truth is, bread oatmeal etc were originally put into those items in order to stretch what meat was available.
Think of the bread crumbs as a filler not binder.
As people vary the recipes and add more wet items to ground meat they added more dry ingredients to soak up the moisture. Simply stop adding so many wet ingredients to the mixture, save those for a sauce to pour over after you've cooked the meatballs or loaf
Can you freeze dry this
Productive video, thanks👍🏻
Shredded zucchini, freeze-dried or frozen, can also be put into hearty tomato dishes, spaghetti, or other hearty sauces etc. It practically disappears and bulks up the dish adding veggies.
Good filler for chili
@@wendyburston3132 Yes!
Thanks for demonstrating good ideas for zucchini! Tonight I’m gonna enjoy your recipe for garlic butter zucchini! 😊
I also follow the keto lifestyle and I like to melt butter and Lakanto brown sugar in a saucepan and add diced zucchini and use them as an apple substitute in my keto desserts. I am no longer a diabetic from eating this way and this is a delicious change for sugary desserts
I also add a sprinkle of apple pie spice. So good!
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Thank you for the inspiration leedunda & countrygal!
I'm so gonna try that!
I also do same!
Plus I use an apple extract from Olive Nation, make a dutch crumb keto/paleo approved topping & bake up a wonderful 'apple' cobbler.
Hard to tell the difference!!
Thank You Jesus!! Keto is an easily sustainable lifestyle!!
Yep, been doing that for years now. I also make crushed "pineapple" and can it. So many ways to use zucchini, savory or sweet.@@PinkLady54
This was a timely video! I am indeed completely overrun with zucchini and cucumbers!
Love your video!!! Thanks. Peoples comments are also great. I have a small zoodler but realized I would probably enjoy one like you have. God bless you!
Another fantastic video. The greenhouse looks amazing. As always thank you for sharing your journey. God Bless.
Sarah, Question: Does freezing the zoodles change their consistency like it does yellow squash?
You can add the freeze dried zuchini to any type of soup or sauce. It basically just disappears in there but you get the added nutrition and thickening.
Our garden is about one month behind due to crazy nighttime June temperatures. It is getting there. Can't wait. Your garden is sure producing a lot of zucchini.
In the UK we call them courgettes and when they grow to the giant size they are then called Marrow which we stuff with mincemeat onions and whatever vegetables you want then wrap in aluminium foil and bake cut into thick slices and serve with buttered mash potato and veggies and beef gravy lovely comfort food xx love your videos you look amazing you are very pretty and you suit contacts really well xx
You can make "marrow rum" too! I've never done it myself, but there are plenty of recipes on line and it sounds good to me!
Sounds yummy
I always place a small square of plastic wrap directly on top of the food before placing on the lid. I find it helps keep frost from forming on top. I do the same with ice cream once it's opened.
Very helpful tip. Have you tried wax paper?
@@vgil1278 no! That's even better!! I try to use as little plastic as possible but frost free food is more important to me. I'm ditching the plastic and using parchment! Thanks for the tip!
I think I’ll try shredding and dehydrating my zucchini as an alternative to freeze drying as I don’t have one and I know it won’t last as long but it’s what I have! 😊That stewed zucchini with garlic and butter looks amazing I have to try that one!
Thank you for a FANTASTIC FANTASTIC video! Love seeing your kitchen equipment you use in the videos! Very helpful video! 💕🦋💕
Our squash are just starting to bloom. We have yellow crookneck, zucchini, and patty pan
Zucchini and summer squash are very versatile - (1) blanch and freeze dry, (2) blanch and fresh freeze, (3) serve fresh (salad), (4) cooked/baked zucchini, (5) pickled or brined sweet-sour zucchini pickles mix -
(1) zucchini noodles, (2) mandolin long and wide zucchini lasagna, (3) mandolin diagonal rattatouille slices, (4) mandolin fresh salad zucchini toothpicks, (5) cook up straight or crinkle cut zucchini slices, (6) batter and deep fry or cook zucchini (garlic) french fries, toothpicks, hashbrowns, deep-fried slices, (7) Fresh and blender zucchini (or freeze dry and blender powder) for a soup and/or stew stock ingredient.
Zucchini and summer squash can also be made into a blender product as a salad dressing - with oil or mayonnaise, dash of lemon juice, some fresh salad herbs mix, salt, pepper to taste.
….add canned zucchini relish to that list 😊
I would love to see a follow-up video of how the zoodles cook up from the freezer. I've frozen shredded zucchini before and it seemed rather mushy when I defrosted it. I don't believe I blanched it first cuz I wanted to use it for bread. Should I have blanched it for bread making? I had never heard of steam blanching before. Can it be used with other veggies, like green beans, that I want to freeze?
I love the idea of using freeze dried zucchini in a wonderful fresh zucchini soup anytime I want. 😁 Here is the recipe for this amazing KETO friendly soup. 1/2 C chopped onion 1 1/2 lb. fresh zucchini, unpeeled & sliced (I'd use the shredded freeze dried if no fresh available) 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp seasoned salt 1/2 tsp tabasco sauce 2 Tbsp butter 2 1/2 C chicken broth 1/4 tsp basil freshly group black pepper to taste 1 C half & half (I use heavy cream to make low carb and even more delicious) Sauté onions in butter, add zucchini, chicken broth, basil, salt, and both peppers. Cover & simmer for 15 mins or until zucchini is well done. turn into blender or food processer in at least 2 batches & process until pureed. Return to saucepan and add cream, blending well. If serving cold, store in covered container in container in refrigerator for several hrs or overnight. (can be served hot, my preference) Makes about 6 servings. My whole family LOVES this soup. Try it, you will love it.
I'm on Keto. Instead of breadcrumbs, I use ground pork rinds. They work great in meatloaves.
I do a lot of freezing and canning and would love to know where you got that wide mouth funnel. I need that! (Not really, but would love to have one!). Thank you for all your help and tips. Even though I've been canning for many years, I always appreciate shortcuts, tips and tricks.
I was loving that funnel too!
I got the Freeze Fresh book from your Amazon store and LOVE it. It was filled with great tips, but was presented in a different way than most cookbooks. It has so many different ways to use each item to be frozen with great sounding recipes and advice.I read through it and bent down the pages I want to try first. (It's filled with bent down pages now!)
Great video! Quick question, where did you purchase your freezer containers? Thank you!
#1 What is your favorite recipe with the garlic butter zucchini cubes? #2 I've used the zoodles, they are great! #3 I've shredded and use mostly for zucchini bread. Have you shredded and dehydrated? If so does it work?
Adding a bit of finely, shredded zucchini (or carrots) to meatloaf makes it very moist. No one knows it's in there if you have a picky little eaters. LOL I don't measure, but a couple tablespoons in 2 lbs of meat is a guess. Below is a thing I pieced together yrs ago ...again I don't measure. Prepare meat as you desire. Form into a round loaf
Taking it up a notch: Preheat a large skillet (leaving around 2 inches around the meat): Prepare sliced onions & can of of stewed tomatoes. Topping: MIX 1/3 cup Ketchup & dab of brown sugar (or even syrup) as a topping. Sear 1st side. Flip. Add onions, tomatoes around the meat. spread out topping & place in oven. Bake 375 until meat is done to your preference. I prefer well done. Hence the effort to seal in the moisture. Try it, gets rave reviews.
The shredded ones look like they could replace breakfast hashbrowns????
zucchini relish is an excellent way to use the “beached whale” giants you missed. the firmer flesh and rind stand up to the processing better than the tender ones. Garden Way’s New Zucchini Cookbook by Nancy Ralston and Mary or Jordan is an excellent resource.
I haven’t watch your channel in awhile just because my husband and I bought a house that needs a lot of renovation and we’ve been watching videos for diy’ing the renovation work. I can tell how flat your tummy looks even in your t-shirt! You look great! 👏
do you find blanching the zoodles helps with the texture after you thaw them? I haven't been super happy with the soggy texture of thawed out zoodles.
Do you just heat up the garlic sauteed zucchini to use as a side? Or did i miss how to serve it otherwise? It sounds delicious!
When you sealed your zucchini in the Mylar bags, did you just seal the bags? Or did you suck out the air and also seal the bags- ❤ thanks