You can easily freeze zucchini and use it for cooking when it is not in season. You can do without plastic freezer bags – we will show you suitable alternatives.
Freeze zucchini: 12 months shelf life
Since zucchini is a seasonal vegetable, you should buy and freeze it from regional cultivation and organic quality during the season (June to October in Germany). So you can enjoy the summer squash all year round.
The courgettes will keep in the freezer the longest if you don’t cook them first:
Wash the courgettes and cut them into cubes or slices.
To keep your zucchini crunchy when defrosting, sprinkle them with a little salt. The salt draws moisture from the zucchini, making it easier to freeze.
After a few minutes, some water will form on the zucchini pieces. You can dab this off after five to ten minutes.
Then put the zucchini pieces in a screw-top jar and freeze them.
Frozen zucchini will keep for at least 12 months and retain their flavor.
Freezing zucchini cooked: what do you have to pay attention to?
Freezing cooked zucchini is especially worthwhile if you overcooked it. Then you don’t have to throw away the leftover zucchini. Again, you can put the zucchini in a screw-top jar to freeze them.
To prevent the zucchini from getting mushy when defrosting, you should defrost them very slowly at room temperature. Then heat them up briefly in a saucepan or pan.
