Safe to freeze boiled/ blanched pork bones/ meat for future use to cook soup?
This is relating to Asian/ Chinese style soup/ broth cooking.
I am a very busy person and do not have time to cook. I cook in a small kitchen with the basic crockeries. I usually do my groeceries during the weekend to prepare for dinner during the working days.
One of my favourite dishes are soups boiled with pork or beef and I usually boil or blanch the meat and bones with ginger/ green onion and some cooking wine before hand to get rid of any blood, gunks and pork odour/ taint before adding clean water for a clearer, cleaner and tastier broth. However, this is a very tedious process for me as I spend to much time prepping and having to slow boil the soup.
In order to save time, I was thinking of boiling/ blanching my bones and meat in one go and freezing them in portions so that i can throw them in separately the next time I cook my soup. This way I skip the hassle of defrosting, cleaning and blanching.
Does anybody do that here? Is it safe if I do that? I'm not too well versed in food safety and would love to know what you guys think. Thanks!
Best Answer
This is perfectly safe as long as the raw meat remains refrigerated until use, is boiled or blanched, chilled quickly, and then frozen.
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This is perfectly safe as long as the raw meat remains refrigerated until use, is boiled or blanched, chilled quickly, and then frozen. Thanks for the reply.Can you freeze cooked pork bones?
Don't worry if you feel like you don't have enough bones from a single meal. Even a few bones are worth saving. When stored in an airtight bag in the freezer, they'll keep for months, and it's easy to add to the bag over time.Can you freeze meat bones?
Yes, you can. The advantage, as you point out, is that you can collect the bones until you have enough to make a flavorful stock. They freeze well, but will last even longer (avoiding freezer burn) if you can remove as much air as possible from the package.Can you freeze boiled pork?
Yes, you can freeze cooked pork. Cooked pork can be frozen for around 3 months. If you're planning to use your cooked pork within a few days, you can wrap and refrigerate them in portion sizes and take them out whenever you're ready to enjoy them.How long can you freeze meat bones?
If the bones are just in a plastic bag, I wouldn't go much longer than 6 months. They tend to develop an off flavour from the freezer, IMHO.Chinese yam with pork bones Herbal soup 🍲 Chinese recipe
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