How To Blanch Leafy Greens

[@deanvanlaarhoven1413]

By far the best blanching video I have seen, thanks.

[@escapefromny2012]

Mouthwatering color and texture. Thanks.

[@malanacarnival4518]

Can you freeze after blanching??

[@ousamira1]

Yes

[@elizabethserra3797]

So helpful, thanks

[@nadiadotse2203]

how many minutes did you keep your leaves immersed in the hot water?

[@Thx9090]

In Asian cousin it goes the same way. But it also says that salt helps to get rid of the bitterness of the leaves.

[@neverlostforwords]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@andrewyek]

i used salad spinner to dry it of excess moisture to be freezed. btw, does adding a bit of cooking oil in the blanching water (together with salt) helps ? by heating them up, and chilling them down with ice.. this is really energy intensive... in plain words, wasting a lot of energy.. i am hoping there is a less energy consumption way of doing it.

[@DabneyFountain]

Expert advice

[@feliperaposo3316]

I've read that blanching causes a substantial amount of nutrients to be lost. This is a huge drawback just to change it's color or texture.

[@1ofEve]

this video is 11 years old when ppl just ate

[@feliperaposo3316]

@@1ofEve very true, good point haha

[@bobbifarrell5919]

Will this cause my Blood pressure to go up???

[@hanningtonmbaabu4481]

Co asks.

[@sosastudios8784]

this was great.

[@susanp4238]

What average home cook...has that much ice on hand?

[@wanderingcalamity360]

Grocery stores sell 5 gallon bags of ice for a couple of bucks a piece. Also, most modern refrigerators with ice dispensers can come close to this volume of ice. A few ice trays can easily melt up rhythm difference.

[@andrewyek]

ya.. my question as well.. i am freezing extra vege from garden, because they are bolting. if not why bother to blanch it ? wasting energy.. how much energy is that required to produce that amount of ice ? i want to try other way, such as fermenting them. the china's method. but i don't really know why.. i has being dumping 2 buckets ful of badly fermented vege previous year.. hence i am scare of doing that. and further more, fermented vege is good for health as well.. taste sourly.. when cooked with meat: it is appetizing..

[@novaprospects]

A couple of ice trays in the freezer do the job well enough.

[@GladiusTR]

Prepare ahea d

[@MotanulFritz2008]

Average home cook? This show your arrogance and lack of culinary knowledge. Watch his other videos before making such judgements.

[@BelfastBiker]

now do it with pans humans have access to.

[@theNCfanfromWestLothian]

Could I call 999

[@kylerbelshaw7042]

Little Big Dog anyone?

[@kanjicynical]

Live up in a mansion

[@jamesrocket5616]

Me

[@andrewyek]

good video.. just i feel blanching is really consuming a lot of energy.. big fire and lot of water and ice... ... ya..

[@Wooper27349]

Instructions unclear, I’m currently eating my own pants

[@dominicleos7746]

If you suffer from hypertension, adding salt to the water will significantly raise your blood pressure.

[@gereshomeE]

Not if you use natural sea or rock salt! They are minerals. Table salt raises the blood pressure as is cheap sodium chemicals.

[@jmonie02]

f- all that.

[@ofeliapadilla3008]

Too much salt. Just one spoon is more than enough