Processing Broccoli
After going out and finding 15 large heads of broccoli, it suddenly became Broccoli Day on Tuesday.
Half of the broccoli harvest, in my largest bowl
There looked to be so much of it, I decided to do half one day and finish the next day.
I broke it down and removed just a few cabbage worms, about a dozen, and the bowl was only half full. So I went out and got the rest.
Broccoli soaking for an hour to kill bugs
Washing before blanching to freeze
After soaking in plain water for an hour, I washed handfuls of florets. Then they blanched for 3 mins and into an ice water bath.
I package them in 1½ pint freezer containers as there are often 3 of us for a meal. This lot gave me 8½ containers.
