How long will frozen radishes last, how to properly preserve the product for the winter

Many housewives try to freeze radishes in the freezer for the winter, but not everyone retains their tart taste and aroma, and sometimes even becomes watery and inedible. How to preserve all the benefits of radishes until the next harvest: we share secrets.

Which radishes can be frozen?

Radishes have very juicy fruits that cannot be stored for a long time even in the cellar. A few weeks after being removed from the garden, the radish loses its density, does not crunch so pleasantly, and then becomes completely tasteless and begins to rot. Freezing such a valuable product for the winter is an excellent solution. During the season of vitamin deficiency, such preparation will be a very useful addition to the menu.

Small and inconspicuous fruits with dubious spots are not suitable for us. Radishes should not only be beautiful, but also safe for health.

Which fruits should be selected for long-term storage in the freezer:

Late varieties of radish tolerate low temperatures best: their flesh remains more or less crispy and juicy. Enjoy the early harvest fresh, and store those fruits that appear by August.
Homemade radishes are guaranteed to last in the freezer, but store-bought varieties treated with unknown substances may not perform well.
Only whole, healthy fruits should be sent for storage, this is important.

Advice
Those who grow radishes on their own plot will be interested to know that the strongest and juiciest radishes are harvested at dawn, and in the evening before harvesting, the bed must be thoroughly moistened.

For radishes, as for other vegetables, blast freezing is preferable. As the magazine purity-en.htgetrid.com found out, a minimum of moisture and ice appears on the fruits, they retain their sharpness and crispy structure. Slow freezing and constant temperature changes are contraindicated.

Leave some of the radishes, rinse, dry and place in the refrigerator on the bottom shelf: there the fresh harvest will be stored for up to a month.

How to freeze radishes: rules

Fresh, just picked radishes should be thoroughly washed to remove dust and soil particles, and then dried well with napkins. If excess moisture is not removed, it will turn into ice and spoil the product. We don't need the root; we cut it off with a sharp knife. It is not necessary to peel the pink or white skin from the fruit; it contains a lot of useful substances.

How to freeze radishes, all methods:

It is better to freeze the fruits whole. For containers, use plastic containers with a lid or food bags for freezing.
To make the radishes take up less space, cut them in half or into smaller pieces.
For salads, okroshka and other dishes, root vegetables are finely chopped into strips or grated. In this case, sealed bags with zippers are used. But this method is the least successful: radishes retain their taste and aroma only in their whole form, or at most cut into halves.

The shelf life of frozen radishes is 1 year, but it is better to eat the healthy vegetable in the first months, maximum until spring. The longer radishes are stored, the less valuable for health they become.

Defrost the product gradually, let it thaw first on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator and then at room temperature.

Other ways to store radishes for a long time

Preserving radishes separately from other vegetables is not common, but you can try making an interesting winter snack:

Prepare a vinegar solution (take water and 9% vinegar in equal proportions).
For 400 ml of solution - half a glass of sugar and 1 tsp. salt. Spices - optional, for example, with pepper and ginger you will get a spicy snack, with cloves you will get a spicy one.
Cut the radishes into cubes or halves.
Bring the marinade to a boil, pour the radishes into a glass jar, then further sterilize it and seal it.

Use your imagination and save as many healthy and juicy vegetables as possible for the winter menu. Both fresh and pickled radishes will be very useful for maintaining immunity.