Mussels, to freeze or not to freeze
Submitted by mlayton76 on Tue, 2011-12-27 22:57
My misses loves mussels and I get her a few kg when I'm out in the tinny some times. Being that one can only eat so many at once and they don't keep for a long time, I have taken to freezing them.
Now I have been told everything from it won't make a difference to I'm going to die a slow death if I eat them. I'm guessing the truth lies somewhere in the middle. The point is at nearly $9kg you can be buggered if I'm going to buy them when they grow like weeds in some places, besides it always tastes better if you got it yourself.
So can or should I freeze my excess mussels, and if so how? Considering you can buy them frozen in the shops, does that means it's not all that bad as long as they are done fresh?
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hekser
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cook them first
then freeze...
aalfred
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hekser is spot on, cook then
hekser is spot on, cook then freeze!
snappermiles
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pickle the rest
this will give you a few weeks to polish off the rest!
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mlayton76
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Cook ala natural
So if I cook them natural and then add the flavours once I thaw them out for serving this would be the best option.
I imagain if I cook eg chillie mussels with all the trimmings then freeze it may not come out quite as well.
What happens if you don't cook them first before freezing?
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