Freezing hot peppers - the best ways

Freezing hot peppers - the best ways

How to freeze hot peppers

There are three ways to freeze hot peppers:

  • throughout
  • cut in slices
  • as a puree

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Freeze the peppers whole

  1. Wash the hot peppers thoroughly.
  2. Carefully dry the pods. The best way to do this is to use kitchen towels with which you simply dab the peppers until they are completely dry.
  3. Fill whole peppers into freezer bags or cans. It is advisable to use small bags in which you put a maximum of two pods to give them enough space. Use a vacuum sealer or mouth to remove the air from the bags.
  4. Seal the used containers airtight. How to prevent freezer burn.
  5. Put the wrapped peppers in the freezer.

Freeze sliced ​​peppers

With this variant, you basically proceed in the same way as with method 1. However, there is one difference: Before you put the pods in a freezer, cut them into slices with a kitchen knife.

Freeze hot peppers as a puree

If you would like to prepare exotic-spicy soups or special jams from the frozen peppers later, we advise you to puree the pods before freezing. Again, follow the basic instructions in our Method 1 for washing and drying. The next steps at a glance:

  1. Cut the washed and dried peppers into as small pieces as possible.
  2. Put the pieces in a saucepan and warm them up a little. This makes them soft. Be careful not to put too much heat on the peppers so as not to destroy the good substances.
  3. Turn off the stove and remove the saucepan from the plate to puree the pepperoni. Ideally, you should use a powerful hand blender for this.
  4. Let the fiery pepper puree cool.
  5. Fill the pulp into a container that is suitable for the freezer - preferably one made of glass.

Note: Regardless of the variant chosen, peppers will keep for a good year in the freezer. During this time, they do not lose any of their sharpness - that is, they remain wonderfully aromatic and still have what it takes to spice up your dishes properly.

Why freezing is the ideal conservation technique

Frozen peppers do not have their crunchy consistency after defrosting, but the intense taste is almost completely retained - it is still present months later. Alternative preservation techniques such as pickling or drying lose the juiciness of the pulp, which is also reflected in the aroma. For this reason - and the fact that freezing is the least expensive solution - you should preserve your hot peppers frozen.