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Swiss Chard/Bletts
emma lou
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in Fruit & veg
I have some swiss chard grown by our neighbour. Last year I just cooked the stems and some of the leaves with some white wine, red onion and parmesan etc. However this year I have way too much. How can I freeze it and can I just chop it up like cabbage and freeze it or does it need to be blanched? Can I basically use all of the chard apart from the centre stem? I have left some of the leaves for the chickens but not sure whether it all freezes that well.
Thanks in advance.
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I freeze quite a few veggies without blanching, but NOT spinach or chard. They need cooking first
have a look here (scroll down) http://www.storingandfreezing.co.uk/how-freeze-vegetables.html
I love chard
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thankyou. I thought as much. Yes it was nice. Will have to blanch the rest. Certainly goes a long way. Try is with garlic, red onion, seasoning, reduce in white wine and add parmesan in at the end!