How to: Blanch and Freeze Celery
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Ingredients
  • 1 head of celery
  • ice and water
Directions
  1. Place a medium sized pot of water on a burner and bring to a boil
  2. While you're waiting for the water to boil, prepare your celery. Separate and wash each individual stalk of celery.
  3. Chop the celery into 1 inch pieces.
  4. Once your pot of water is at a rolling boil, place your chopped celery into the water and set a timer for 3 minutes.
  5. While the celery is boiling prepare an ice bath by placing a couple of handfuls of ice in a bowl and adding about 2 cups of water.
  6. Once your timer goes off, strain the celery and place it into your prepared ice bath to stop the celery from cooking further. Stir them around a bit to speed up the cooling process.
  7. remove the celery pieces from the ice bath and set them out to dry on a dry towel.
  8. Once the celery is dry, place it in a labeled freezer bag. Don't forget to write "Celery" and the date on your freezer bag.
  9. I believe that the frozen celery is good for up to a year, but ours has never lasted this long.
Recipe by Green Leaves and Jam, a Plant-Based Diet at http://greenleavesandjam.com/how-to-blanch-and-freeze-celery/