As the green peas season draws to a close, it is time to freeze some fresh green peas for later use.
I bought a kilo of green peas in the pod and got around 650 gm of green peas.
Before the green peas are frozen, they need to be cooked for 1-2 minutes in hot boiling water and then dunked into ice cold water to stop the cooking process and for maintaining colour. Then they are drained and dried on a cloth before getting transferred to a freezer-safe polythene bag.
While some people add 1 tsp of sugar to the boiling water, I have not done so. But feel free to add this.
Below is the pictorial of the freezing process.
Look how they sink to the bottom of the hot boiling water.
Cook till they float up.
Drain.
Transfer to a ice water.
Drain when cool.
Spread on a cloth to dry out.
Transfer to a food grade freezer safe polythene bag and freeze until required.
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