Freezing Sage For Winter
Garden fresh herbs are in abundance at the moment. Freezing sage is a wonderful way to preserve the summery fresh flavour for enjoyment all year round.
Yield: 30
Equipment
- Ice cube tray
- Zip lock bag
Materials
- Fresh sage
- Olive oil or butter
Instructions
- Rinse the fresh sage leaves and remove an excess stems.
- Dry the herbs on a paper towel.
- Chop the sage into small pieces.
- Add about a tablespoon of sage to each ice cube slot on the tray.
- Melt butter. Pour the melted butter into each slot until about halfway full. You can use olive oil instead of butter if you prefer. You can also simply use water if you do not have butter or olive oil on hand.
- Add the ice cube tray into the freezer. Allow the cubes to fully freeze and then pop them out. Add the cubes to a zip lock bag and store in the freezer for up to 6 months.
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Notes
You can of course simply put sage into the freezer without spending time chopping it up or adding butter. This method isn’t ideal because your sage could develop freezer burn which would impact on the flavour.
Wash and dry fresh sage leaves. Remove any excess stems. Put sage leaves into a ziplock bag and make sure to completely seal the bag. Then simply put the bag into the freezer and consume within 6 months.