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Not Running => Food => Topic started by: Ice Cream on December 27, 2020, 10:09:58 AM
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So I typically buy fresh mozarella for pizza and have a good chunk left over. It usaully goes bad and I have to toss it. Any idea if you can freeze it, and how to use it afterwards?
or maybe some other ideas on how to use the left overs?
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It's so wet that it will develop big ice crystals. If you make pizza fairly often, I think it would be ok, maybe? I'd try it anyway! I'd slice it up, freeze it on wax paper on a sheet pan and then put in a ziploc. It use a vacuum sealer if you have one.
If you want to use it, toss it on any salad. Though this time of year beets & pistachio would be good or citrus with avocado. You could also use it on a sandwich (hot or cold) or drizzle a little olive oil & balsamic and eat it with some good toasted bread rubbed with a garlic clove.
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I've had decent luck freezing the kind of mozzarella that comes shredded in a bag. It's never quite the same after being thawed, but it's still fine for throwing on pizzas or into casseroles, which is all I ever use that for anyway.
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I've had decent luck freezing the kind of mozzarella that comes shredded in a bag. It's never quite the same after being thawed, but it's still fine for throwing on pizzas or into casseroles, which is all I ever use that for anyway.
Yes, the low moisture type is fine to freeze. It still melts fine. The texture changes a little but on a pizza not noticeable as long as it's grated before you freeze it. I think fresh that is destined to melt anyway would probably also be ok, but have never tried it.
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It's so wet that it will develop big ice crystals. If you make pizza fairly often, I think it would be ok, maybe? I'd try it anyway! I'd slice it up, freeze it on wax paper on a sheet pan and then put in a ziploc. It use a vacuum sealer if you have one.
If you want to use it, toss it on any salad. Though this time of year beets & pistachio would be good or citrus with avocado. You could also use it on a sandwich (hot or cold) or drizzle a little olive oil & balsamic and eat it with some good toasted bread rubbed with a garlic clove.
Good ideas. I will try the sheet pan idea for sure. I only ever eat it on pizza.
We decided to use some of the left over from last night in the black bean soup I made for tonight. We shall see...