How To Preserve And Freeze Herbs In 8 Steps!
Want to have fresh, tasty herbs ready immediately for stews, roasts, soups, and potato dishes? Try freezing them in Olive Oil! Preserving herbs in oil reduces some of the browning and freezer burn that herbs can get in the freezer. Most dishes call for oil to begin with, so why not just take a frozen oil cube with herbs inside and use as the base for your dish? And if you really want to add flavor, just cook onions and garlic in this herb-infused oil and enjoy as the taste of herbs penetrate the entire dish. Tips For Preserving Herbs The oil-and-freezer method of preservation works best with the tougher hard herbs such as rosemary, sage, thyme, and oregano. Normally, these are all herbs that would be cooked when added to a dish. Soft herbs such as mint, basil, lemon verbena, and dill are normally added raw to a dish, and don’t respond as well to this kind of preserving. Their fresh taste can change in the freezer and are not recommended for freezing due to the deli...