Preserving the Asparagus

And lastly we have asparagus!  The awesome vegetable that can be grilled, steamed, pureed, fried, pickled and ..... hopefully frozen.  Last year I made Spicy Asparagus Pickles and they were amazing.  We were done them by Christmas and any pickled asparagus that I bought after that was fully enjoyed by Little Critic.  So, I do plan to make some pickled asparagus this year, non spicy versions too, but honestly have not had the time.  It is too early in the season to be out of steam! 

I decided to try to freeze some.  I know that frozen asparagus cannot be thawed and then grilled like fresh asparagus, but I plan to use frozen asparagus in sauces or pureed in soups. 

The whole process of saving asparagus took about 15 min. Truly it was very fast and I was able to freeze 10 lbs of asparagus from my organic bin.

Frozen Asparagus

While they are still bundled in elastics cut off the woody ends and dump them in a sink full of water. Lay on a towel to dry and then spread them out on two cookie trays and put them in the freezer.  Once frozen put them in a ziplock bag.  Easy!