Preserving and Keeping Fresh Herbs
Preserving and Keeping Fresh Herbs

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After the herbs have been washed and spun in the salad spinner, trim the ends of the stems. Remove any wilted or browned leaves. Fill a glass or Mason jar with an inch of water.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have preserving and keeping fresh herbs using 4 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Preserving and Keeping Fresh Herbs:
  1. Make ready 1 cup fresh sage
  2. Get 1 cup fresh thyme
  3. Take 1 cup fresh marjoram
  4. Take 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (or as needed)

You can enjoy for up to two weeks. It's also the simplest method for preserving fresh herbs. While drying herbs is also a common preservation method, herbs with a high water content can rot or become moldy before they dry out. So for these herbs—including basil, chives, mint, dill, and cilantro—freezing typically makes a better option.

Steps to make Preserving and Keeping Fresh Herbs:
  1. Options for preserving your herbs: Sage, Thyme, and Marjoram.
  2. Rinse, pat dry if necessary.
  3. If brown, have begun to dry. Best to leave to air dry rather than to preserve in oil.
  4. For Thyme, hold at one end and slid fingers to release herb.
  5. Peel leaves from stems.
  6. For Sage, hold at on end and slide off to release herb.
  7. Should remove easily from stem.
  8. Option 1 olive oil: (Good for herbs like sage, thyme and marjoram) Place in ice cube tray.
  9. Pour olive oil over herbs.
  10. Allow time to freeze.
  11. Press leaves into the oil to submerge, if necessary.
  12. Pop out of tray once frozen.
  13. Store in labeled baggie.
  14. 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.
  15. Fresh herbs keep well in water filled jars on the counter. Water/ lemon juice/ orange can be be substituted for olive oil.

In the freezing process the herbs become limp, but the. Try these four strategies for freezing fresh herbs: Freezing Bare Herbs. Many herbs can be simply frozen on the stem and stored in an airtight container. Left on the stem, hardier herbs like rosemary, dill, thyme, bay or sage can be spread in a single layer on a baking sheet or plate and placed in the freezer. Adding herbs to your dishes is a wonderful way to enhance their flavour and taste.

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