Can You Freeze Eggplant

Have you purchased too many Eggplant / Aubergine or grown too many in the garden and the allotment? Have your friends and family had enough of you giving them all your Eggplants? You may be looking at every recipe available to use your aubergines up. You may be asking the question can you freeze Eggplant? Here we look at the process needed to freeze your aubergine for a later date so that none of them goes to waste.

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How to Freeze Eggplant

Here we will give you an easy step by step process on how to freeze your Eggplant so that you can use them at a later date and not waste any food.

1. Wash and peel your Eggplant
2. Slice your Eggplant up into pieces
3. Have a pan of boiling water ready
4. Carefully place the Eggplant slices into the pan of boiling water.
5. Blanche your Eggplant for around 3-4 minutes you don’t want it fully cooked.
6. Have a bowl of ice water ready.
7. Once you have blanched your Eggplant drain it and place it into the bowl of ice water. This will stop the cooking process.
8. Have a baking tray with baking paper on ready.
9. Place the Eggplant slices on the baking paper so they are not touching.
10. Place the tray of Eggplant into the freezer and freeze for around 3 hours until frozen solid.
11. Once the Eggplant is frozen take it out and place it in a Zip lock bag with the date on.
12. Place the bag of Eggplant in the freezer until you need it.
13. The frozen Eggplant will last for around 3-6 months.
14. When you are ready to use the Eggplant take it out and finish cooking it.

We hope you have got the answer to the question “Can you freeze Eggplant?” Now you won’t be wasting any Eggplant by throwing them away. Safely freeze your Eggplant until needed.