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hammerman | 07:32 Tue 18th Nov 2014 | Food & Drink
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I have to dig up my parsnips from the allotment this week.

Can i cut them into usable sizes and freeze them ?

Would you blanch them first ? If so, for how long ?

Any help welcome
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what he/she said ^^^^^
I would par boil them as if you were going to roast them, then dunk them in cold water, pat dry in a tea cloth and then freeze in containers rather than bags
I have always left them in the ground and dug them up as I needed them.
I leave them in the ground too and dug up one or two a week until Feb/March. They taste sweeter after a good frost too. Just mind your back when the ground is frozen (!) but leave them be, they'll be happy in the ground untilyou need them.
However if you have to dig them up for some reason, then do as Tony advises and par boil them. Ie put them in a saucepan of cold water, bring it to the boil, simmer for 4 minutes and remove. Pop them in a bowl of cold water and then pat dry. Leave to cool and package up for the freezer.
I prep a lot of parsnips at work during Harvest. I admit to never blanching them as they don't need as much cooking like other root veg. They come out fine when used in stews/casseroles.
I agree about not needing as much cooking. I once made the mistake of putting them in the same pan as potatoes. The spuds came out perfectly but the parsnips were mush.
^^^don't start them as early as sprouts!!
Thanks for the reminder. Better get them on now!

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