Last night I tested a theory regarding herbs and it worked like a charm.
A few weeks ago, with the threat of frost in the forecast, I rushed out to pick a bunch of basil and oregano. I chopped up these herbs, measured them into vacuum seal bags, labeled them, and popped them in the freezer.
Last night I gave them a try. They were great.
Everyone’s all-time favorite recipe is Chicken Parmesan. I use the recipe from Cook’s Illustrated Best Recipes Cook Book. It calls for a smooth sauce made of minced garlic, olive oil, tomato puree, basil, oregano, salt, pepper, and sugar. The sauce cooks while the breaded cutlets are fried and the pasta cooks.
It was a real time saving pleasure to pull those bags of herbs out of the freezer, snip open the bags, and add them to the sauce. Not only did it save time but the sauce tasted so much better with the fresh herbs.
It reminds me of a Dr. Suess book that all my kids loved, called “Snow”. In the end, the main characters save snow from the Sun by putting it in the freezer. I take herbs and save them from the snow by putting them in my freezer.
Keep an eye on the forecast. When it calls for frost, remember:
Take some, save some
From the snow
Take all you can and go, go, go!
Get out the vacuum sealer and put those herbs away for winter.
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