Good afternoon, my reader. Many housewives are interested in how to store carrots so that the roots remain juicy, tasty and not deprived of the nutrients they contain for as long as possible. There are several reliable ways to ensure long-term storage of vegetables.
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Method number 1
One of the most affordable and effective ways to store carrots is to send them to the cellar.
Before you bring vegetables into a cool, dry basement, you need to prepare them:
- wash well;
- remove plaque;
- cut off the top and bottom of each root crop;
- dry the vegetables using a kitchen towel.
Carrots prepared for storage are packed in small plastic bags, 8-10 root crops each.
Packages for packing vegetables must be:
- clean;
- whole;
- made of dense polyethylene.
After the carrots are placed in the bag, you will need to evacuate the air from it. To do this, insert a tube into the bag, fix the edges of the plastic product around it. Then, using a vacuum cleaner without a nozzle brush, the air is drawn out of the bag.
After creating a vacuum casing around the roots, the neck of the bag is twisted and tightened with twine.
You can also use cling film to wrap vegetables. She will need to wrap the carrots several times.
After all available root crops are hermetically packed in bags, the latter are folded into a box and taken to the basement.
This technique of storing the carrot crop will avoid rotting and drying out. It will ensure the maintenance of the juiciness and freshness of the roots until April.
Method number 2
There is also an easier way to store carrots at home. To implement it, you will need to perform the following sequence of actions:
- Root crops are washed and cleaned.
- All rotten places are cut off.
- Root vegetables are cut into cubes or grated on a coarse grater.
- Lay out the vegetable slices in plastic bags. The contents of the bag are leveled, condensate is released.
- Packets with carrots are sent to the freezer.
If you don't have the right bags on hand, you can use cling wrap or baking foil to wrap your carrot slices.
This method of storing vegetables is suitable for housewives who do not want to spend a lot of time preparing dishes. The carrots stored in this way can be sent to the pan without preliminary preparation to prepare the frying, or added to the saucepan with the soup a few minutes before it is ready.
Method number 3
This method of long-term storage of carrots at home is the least costly in terms of the effort involved. The hostess will need to do the following:
- Wash the root vegetables twice in running water.
- Trim the top and bottom of each carrot.
- Leave cut vegetables at room temperature for 1 hour to dry. This will prevent root crops from becoming infected and rotting during storage.
- Fold the carrots into 2 thick polyethylene bags. To tie a knot.
- Send packaged vegetables to the refrigerator.
This storage method ensures the safety of carrots for 6 months.
Instead of 2 plastic bags, folded one into the other, you can use parchment or newspaper for packaging. You will need to wrap the roots prepared for storage in paper and send them to the vegetable compartment of the refrigerator.
Storing a ginger vegetable on the balcony in the cold season is not desirable, but acceptable if the temperature regime is maintained there at least 0 ⁰С. In this case, the root crops will need to be folded into a box with sand or sawdust, cover it with a cloth, and close it with a lid. The storage area for carrots on the balcony should be protected from moisture and direct sunlight.
Do you know how to store carrots?
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