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cbt
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Tue, Jun 12 2012, 10:22 am
I'm having a lot of company for shabbos and want to try to make things ahead and freeze. What freezes well besides fish and kugel and deli roll and is also healthy?
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questioner
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Tue, Jun 12 2012, 10:47 am
challah
soup
zucchini in tomato sauce
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anon for this
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Tue, Jun 12 2012, 10:48 am
I freeze concentrated chicken broth. I reconsitute it & add fresh vegetables on erev shabbos. I remove the fat before freezing, though some prefer to remove it after.
I also freeze challah. You can freeze already baked challah, but I freeze the loaves right after forming them, before the second rising. I let the loaves thaw/ rise for a few hours on erev shabbos before baking.
We also like kishke in the cholent, so I prepare and freeze that as well. The recipe I use calls for eggs and oil, so it isn't especially healthy, but it is gluten-free.
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smss
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Tue, Jun 12 2012, 10:48 am
Well those are the main things I freeze.
I heard you can freeze lukshen (for the soup) but haven't tried it. You can prepare the chicken and cholent Thurs. afternoon/night and then just bake it Friday.
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cbt
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Tue, Jun 12 2012, 11:10 am
Thanks everyone! This is helping already. Any chicken dishes that I can freeze?
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Imma2+2
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Tue, Jun 12 2012, 11:15 am
I freeze any chicken dish in sauce, but haven't tried it if I have veggies or potatoes. I'm not sure the veggies would defrost and reheat without losing their texture.
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imabima
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Tue, Jun 12 2012, 11:19 am
I make 5 or 6 of one thing and freeze it uncooked then bake it erev Shabbos.
sweet potato pie
cranberry apple crisp
chicken
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cbt
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Tue, Jun 12 2012, 11:26 am
imabima wrote: | I make 5 or 6 of one thing and freeze it uncooked then bake it erev Shabbos.
sweet potato pie
cranberry apple crisp
chicken |
You don't bake the crisp and then freeze it? How do you prepare the chicken? Do you also freeze it uncooked?
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PinkFridge
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Tue, Jun 12 2012, 12:08 pm
We're not picky eaters but I've found that my go to chicken recipes don't defrost and reheat well. (Roast does, marvelously.) What I do is buy fresh chicken, marinate and coat it, freeze it, then put it in the oven about an hour or less earlier than normal.
You can also prep food in stages - peel vegetables one day and leave in water, or make a marinated salad or dressings that'll keep well, etc.
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SS6099
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Tue, Jun 12 2012, 12:30 pm
Prepared chicken cutlets comes out great if you freeze it all prepared and ready to pop into the oven on friday: Chicken pastrami rollups, breaded chicken cutlets, etc...
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cinnamon
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Tue, Jun 12 2012, 1:05 pm
smss wrote: | Well those are the main things I freeze.
I heard you can freeze lukshen (for the soup) but haven't tried it. You can prepare the chicken and cholent Thurs. afternoon/night and then just bake it Friday. |
I do that (cook a whole bag of thin lukshen and then freeze in portions) I take it out friday morning and put it untop of the soup pot to warm. We can't tell the difference.
I also freeze formed uncooked kneidlach and through them in the soup for the last hour of cooking.
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OOTBubby
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Tue, Jun 12 2012, 1:45 pm
cbt wrote: | Thanks everyone! This is helping already. Any chicken dishes that I can freeze? |
Any kind of chicken is best frozen raw, prepared. Meaning, cleaned in 1 layer in the pan with the appropriate breading or sauce on top. Then it go right into the oven.
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r_ch
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Tue, Jun 12 2012, 2:22 pm
cbt wrote: | I'm having a lot of company for shabbos and want to try to make things ahead and freeze. What freezes well besides fish and kugel and deli roll and is also healthy? |
Challe, chicken soup, kneidlech, gefilte fish, cakes - you name it! I freeze everything except salads. I even freeze cholent and meat with veggies, but without fluids so that it takes less room in the freezer. I do so normally for yom tov, if it falls on after shabbos or vice versa for shabbos after yom tov, take it out, heat it up, add water and voila.
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r_ch
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Tue, Jun 12 2012, 2:24 pm
cbt wrote: | Thanks everyone! This is helping already. Any chicken dishes that I can freeze? |
Yes. I freeze plain baked chicken as well. Then you can add whatever you want, and it takes less time.
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SS6099
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Tue, Jun 12 2012, 3:01 pm
r_ch wrote: | cbt wrote: | I'm having a lot of company for shabbos and want to try to make things ahead and freeze. What freezes well besides fish and kugel and deli roll and is also healthy? |
Challe, chicken soup, kneidlech, gefilte fish, cakes - you name it! I freeze everything except salads. I even freeze cholent and meat with veggies, but without fluids so that it takes less room in the freezer. I do so normally for yom tov, if it falls on after shabbos or vice versa for shabbos after yom tov, take it out, heat it up, add water and voila. |
Freezing cholent grosses me out
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r_ch
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Tue, Jun 12 2012, 3:14 pm
ds6099 wrote: | r_ch wrote: | cbt wrote: | I'm having a lot of company for shabbos and want to try to make things ahead and freeze. What freezes well besides fish and kugel and deli roll and is also healthy? |
Challe, chicken soup, kneidlech, gefilte fish, cakes - you name it! I freeze everything except salads. I even freeze cholent and meat with veggies, but without fluids so that it takes less room in the freezer. I do so normally for yom tov, if it falls on after shabbos or vice versa for shabbos after yom tov, take it out, heat it up, add water and voila. |
Freezing cholent grosses me out |
Fine with me:) Enjoy yours.
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Mrs Bissli
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Tue, Jun 12 2012, 3:25 pm
chicken soup (though veggies go somewhat soft)
Rice, pasta (potatoes don't freeze well)
Meatloaf (healthier if you do 50/50 beef and turkey)
Schnitzel (breaded and fried)
Braised lamb/brisket (healthier as you can lift off fat on the top)
Cholent
Ratatouille
Sorbet
Cake (personally I won't freeze crumble)
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OOTBubby
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Tue, Jun 12 2012, 5:17 pm
cbt wrote: | imabima wrote: | I make 5 or 6 of one thing and freeze it uncooked then bake it erev Shabbos.
sweet potato pie
cranberry apple crisp
chicken |
You don't bake the crisp and then freeze it? How do you prepare the chicken? Do you also freeze it uncooked? |
I always freeze apple or cranberry crisp raw. It comes out much better that way.
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smss
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Wed, Jun 13 2012, 7:58 am
OOTBubby wrote: | cbt wrote: | Thanks everyone! This is helping already. Any chicken dishes that I can freeze? |
Any kind of chicken is best frozen raw, prepared. Meaning, cleaned in 1 layer in the pan with the appropriate breading or sauce on top. Then it go right into the oven. |
OOTBubby, you put it in the oven frozen or defrost it first?
Thanks!
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