It's the same thing every year: Christmas and New Year's Eve dinner becomes lunch the next day, but we never manage to eat everything, right?
Although each member of the family takes a small pot with some of the dishes home, this is not enough to fight waste. Freezing can be a great way to store those wonderful foods and still enjoy them throughout the year!
To help you with that, here are some tips to help you know what can and cannot be reused from supper.
- All meats (turkey, tenderloin, loin, chester, chicken…) can be frozen without any problems. Cod and other fish can also go into the freezer, but they will lose some of their characteristic texture. It is necessary to be careful with possible vegetables that are together in the dish, because when defrosted, they lose their consistency and become softer and “watery”. Opt for pots with airtight lids or pack the parts in Alpfilm Protect.
- Rice (with or without the controversial raisins) and lentils can also be taken to the freezer without any problems. The farofa is another supper accompaniment that can be saved for future meals, but it is recommended to remove the eggs to avoid possible contamination.
- Fruit dishes are recurrent on the tables of the end of the year festivities, but despite the fact that the heat is the right time to abuse them, these fruits are almost always left over. With the exception of bananas and pears, all fruits can be frozen and are perfect for turning natural ice creams and super refreshing juices with the help of ZipLock Alpfilm.
- Leftover wine? Did you have to open just one recipe? By freezing it, you solve both problems. Just put it in ice cube trays or even in a bottle – always remembering to leave room for the liquid to expand. Then just let the cubes or the bottle defrost and use it in your recipe. The wine will still be fine.
- You can take advantage of panettone to make delicious recipes, but did you know that you can freeze this Christmas delight for up to three months? The ideal here is to freeze in pieces and defrost only the part that will be consumed, in the conventional oven or microwave. Cut and separate slice by slice, that way, you defrost only what you are going to eat. For this, count on the Alpfilm Ziplock, which now has the ideal space to write down the freezing date.
- To freeze veggies, it's important to break them up and place them in ZipLock bags. Be aware that by freezing vegetables, they will lose their texture, but you can turn them into stews.
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