How to Freeze Mirepoix I froze my Mirepoix (onions, carrots and celery) so I have my starter for the week. I am excited to use it. I made enough for 4 uses. My fish last week turned out amazing.. cant wait to share the post in a few days.
Here is how I did the Ready to use frozen Mirepoix.
- 6 onions
- 2 lb of carrots
- 1 head of celery
- salt
- 2 tbls oil or butter
- Dice Onions and start saute in large pot with oil/salt on low
- while onions are cooking peel carrots and dice ( I prefer a whole carrot to mini ready to eat carrots) add to onions
- Then clean celery dice and add to carrot onion mixture. salt
- Cook stiring till carrot are tender (not mushy)
- Remove from pot in large pot to large bowl allow to cool.
- Place cooled Mirepoix 7-8 cups in a gallon freezer zip lock (you can use quart size bags -2 cups per Bag)(I was out of quart and prefer to use less plastic)
- Place on a large cookie sheet, laying bag flat, Using back of knife press into bags to create separate sections.
- Freeze.. checking to make sure sections stay separated during freezing process.
- Now ready to use simple break off a sections and place in pan for cooking. should speed up your cooking time.
What to use MirePoix for: stews, soups, casserole, any thing where you want a great flavor base with out the time.
Easy to print frozen Mirepoix
My menu plan for the week
Monday: Chicken fingers and white cream sauce pasta
Tues: Leftover Superbowl my award winning Chili
Wednesday: Lemon chicken noodle soup using my Mirepoix
Thurs: Pork Chops with orange glaze
Friday: Pizza
Saturday: something with beef..
Have a Great Week.
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Loved the frozen mirepoix tip! Always looking for quick cooking strategies, and this is awesome! I always use this base of veggies to flavor everything from soups to chicken and dumplings.
Yes I use it in Dumplings also. Thanks for stopping by.
Genius! My family calls this the “holy trinity” of cooking… and I use it all the time! I am going to have to do this on my next cooking day!
I can see why it it the holy trinity.. Have fun trying it out and thanks for commenting.
Fantastic! I feel like this is a trio that we ALWAYS use. This is a great way to get it started and save some time during the week. Thanks!
Thanks for a great idea! I usually buy the readymade stuff, but it’s a nice idea to make your own to have on hand. Depending on the comparative costs – it could even save money! : )
thanks for comment I always make my own, did not know you could buy it.
*smacks forehead* I don’t know why I’ve never thought to do this! Diced onions, sure – but all of the above? Genius! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve wasted carrots and celery when I didn’t use them fast enough – thanks for the tip! 🙂
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I never even thought about making and storing the mirepoix when the vegs are about to expire.. great idea to add. .. I usually wait till I get rubber celery and chuck it.
What a great idea. I especially love this to have an easy go to for soup starters. Nothing like making your crock pot soup even easier and quicker on a busy morning!
Crock pot soups that is another great way to use it. Next time I am going to dbl the patch more.. So I can only cut onion once.. I had onion tears for an hour.
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing.
OK THIS is totally brilliant! It would really help me, I love it, gonna try it.