Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, preserving and keeping fresh herbs. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
To keep your fresh herbs lasting longer, simple: Once they are prepped (above), add to a mason jar, label, place in refrigerator. As you need the herbs Of course, I added it to this list because I use it to preserve my herbs when they are in full season and I am already getting my dehydrator out to make. This super easy trick keeps fresh herbs useable for a couple of weeks.
Preserving and Keeping Fresh Herbs is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Preserving and Keeping Fresh Herbs is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook preserving and keeping fresh herbs using 4 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Preserving and Keeping Fresh Herbs:
- Make ready 1 cup fresh sage
- Make ready 1 cup fresh thyme
- Get 1 cup fresh marjoram
- Get 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (or as needed)
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Steps to make Preserving and Keeping Fresh Herbs:
- Options for preserving your herbs: Sage, Thyme, and Marjoram.
- Rinse, pat dry if necessary.
- If brown, have begun to dry. Best to leave to air dry rather than to preserve in oil.
- For Thyme, hold at one end and slid fingers to release herb.
- Peel leaves from stems.
- For Sage, hold at on end and slide off to release herb.
- Should remove easily from stem.
- Option 1 olive oil: (Good for herbs like sage, thyme and marjoram) Place in ice cube tray.
- Pour olive oil over herbs.
- Allow time to freeze.
- Press leaves into the oil to submerge, if necessary.
- Pop out of tray once frozen.
- Store in labeled baggie.
- Freeze. Good for parsley, cilantro, and basil. If using homegrown or organic can use steams as well. Chop up, label and place in baggie. Press out any air, freeze flat and stack like index cards. The color looks like fresh, maintains flavor but the texture is softened.
- Fresh herbs keep well in water filled jars on the counter. Water/ lemon juice/ orange can be be substituted for olive oil.
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