Can you freeze fresh mushrooms, and how and for how long?!
Freezing Raw (Freeze whole, for use within 3 months) :
Choose very fresh mushrooms; wipe with a clean cloth to remove dirt. Place each a little apart on a baking tray and open-freeze as quickly as possible. When mushrooms are frozen, pack into containers, fit on a lid and replace in freezer. Use within 3 months. Use straight from the freezer for pies, casseroles or stews or thaw for about 1 hour and use as required.
Freezing, Par-boiled:
Wash raw mushrooms. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt to 1 quart rapidly boiling water. To keep mushrooms white, add 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice to water. Add mushrooms. Let water come to a boil again. Boil mushrooms 3 minutes. Rinse with cold water. Drain thoroughly. Seal in plastic bags. Freeze. Will keep about one year.
Freezing Sauteed Mushrooms:
Saute 1 lb. of mushrooms in butter with salt and pepper, using high heat for 1 or 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Cool, then store in small containers and freeze. Use frozen, or thaw to room temperature about one hour; use for omelettes, sauces or served on toast.
Good luck & good eating!
Answers: You can freeze mushrooms, but it will take a little extra effort on your part! Do not just throw them in the freezer and hope for the best, instead try following these instructions from cooks.com:
Freezing Raw (Freeze whole, for use within 3 months) :
Choose very fresh mushrooms; wipe with a clean cloth to remove dirt. Place each a little apart on a baking tray and open-freeze as quickly as possible. When mushrooms are frozen, pack into containers, fit on a lid and replace in freezer. Use within 3 months. Use straight from the freezer for pies, casseroles or stews or thaw for about 1 hour and use as required.
Freezing, Par-boiled:
Wash raw mushrooms. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt to 1 quart rapidly boiling water. To keep mushrooms white, add 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice to water. Add mushrooms. Let water come to a boil again. Boil mushrooms 3 minutes. Rinse with cold water. Drain thoroughly. Seal in plastic bags. Freeze. Will keep about one year.
Freezing Sauteed Mushrooms:
Saute 1 lb. of mushrooms in butter with salt and pepper, using high heat for 1 or 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Cool, then store in small containers and freeze. Use frozen, or thaw to room temperature about one hour; use for omelettes, sauces or served on toast.
Good luck & good eating!
No, because when they thaw they will absorb the melting ice and they won't taste v good.just soggy.
mushrooms do not freeze well.. they will last 4 or 5 days covered in your refrigerator.. buy mushrooms when you plan to use them..
Mushrooms are highly liquid, believe it or not. So freezing them raw, they will be much when you defrost them. Saute them in garlic and butter, then freeze, they will last much better this way.
The best way to preserve mushrooms is to dry them.
Fresh mushrooms don’t freeze well. But if you find yourself with a surplus and it’s really necessary to freeze them, first sauté them in butter or oil. Cool slightly then freeze in airtight containers up to one month.
in plastic bag after washed and dried in the freezer for a year or much.
I have frozen mushroomswith good results.
I of course prefer fresh but there have been times when i had too many to use before they went bad,so I sliced or chopped and sauted them in butter (no salt),put them in small freezer bags,and froze them.
then i just pop them into a veggie dish . theyre perfect for a gravy,soup or sauce.and ive kept them as long as 3 months this way.
ive seen them in the freezer section in the grocery,but it looks as though they have sliced,blanched and then perhaps flash frozen them.
Ive never used them though so i cant say what their quality is.
so anyway god luck
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Better to cook them and then freeze for inclusion in soup. You can also put them in a food processor and add to pate.