[Yorkie]

I have just dug the rest of the leeks from the lotty.

I don't have room for any leek and potato soup in the freezer (made 2 types of parsnip soup yesterday with the rest of the snips  :blink: ) but obviously need to store the leeks until I am ready to do something with them.  I imagine that this will mean freezing in some way.

Chances are that whatever I do with them, they will end up being softened in oil as part of a dish.

My question is this : is it better to chop the leeks and freeze them just like that, or then soften them in oil , before freezing?

Ta

[MoreWhisky]

Top and tail and wash making sure there is no soil left between layers of skin. slice thickly and blanch for 3 min before cooling, bagging and freezing.
to cook from frozen boil for 8 mins or add frozen slices to stews.

hope that helps 

[mumofstig]

If you slice them finely and blanch them, they will need very little cooking from frozen. Just a very gentle fry.....before adding rest of ingredients...YUM

[celjaci]

Yes we've done the same - takes time to clean, slice and blanch  BUT then it's so convenient to use straight from the freezer - well worth the effort.

[Yorkie]

Thanks all

Mind you, I find that added grit does you no end of good ... !

Guess what I'm doing tomorrow evening, then