Can You Freeze Kale?

[Retrochic]

Hi. We have a glut of kale in the garden, I absolutely love the stuff but its getting to a point now where we are eating it 'cos its there'. I was wondering if I could freeze it? I thought about shredding it, steaming it for a couple of minutes then packing it into plastic bags. I did this with green beans last year and it worked fab but kale? not sure -has anyone tried this?

[gingejbee]

Wish I had this problem....love the stuff. According to my "freezer bible"....yes - wash, shred, blanch, pack tightly and steam from frozen. Texture may not be quite the same, though.

[gingejbee]

....obviously, you freeze it after packing ....and cook by steaming from frozen! Lasts 12 months.

[Retrochic]

Thanks gingejbee! out of interest -whats the name of your 'freezer bible' ? I've got gluts of everything at the moment my gardens gone mad!

[gingejbee]

It's the St. Michael Freezer Handbook....from the days when M&S did their own books. It's dated 1983 and absolutely indispensable ...there should be something similar available in somewhere like The Works (cheapo bookshops) perhaps.

[Retrochic]

Thanks gingejbee, I've found one on Ebay for 99p

[jaynethepain]

Or make it into a soup? We do that with our 'gluts' and make freeze individual portions to enjoy through the winter.

[Retrochic]

Hi jane , I do that with broccoli ,cook with stock and puree then freeze as a base soup to add cream and cheese when I defrost it. Kale soup? must go look for a recipe. We are getting to a point now where we'll be having 'Kale Mexicaine' for tea (Young Ones Xmas special lol!)

[Retrochic]

gingejbee-I've just got my freezer book from eBay and its great! thanks!