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How To Freeze Your Fish In A Block Of Ice
Keep your fish fresh as the day you caught it with this freezer trick
Photo by Dan Saelinger
The enemy of successful, long-term freezing is air. When air meets food, dehydration occurs, leading to freezer burn. With delicate proteins like fish, freezer burn can be downright fatal, ruining both texture and flavor. If you don’t own a vacuum sealer, freeze your catch in a block of ice. this locks out any corrupting air by sealing the fish in a familiar element—water. this is best done with fillets, though whole cleaned fish can be frozen this way too. Freeze the Burn keep your fish fresh as the day you caught itwith this preservation method.
Step 1: Scale and gut the fish. If fillets are what you’ll be cooking, fillet all fish instead, and portion the fillets so that you won’t be thawing more than you’ll be eating.
Step 2: Put the fish in a large container and fill with water. Knock the sides to roust any air bubbles. Place in the freezer until the water is solid.
Step 3: Transfer the ice to a freezer bag. Label the bag, and return to the freezer. To defrost, place the block in a bowl and allow it to melt in the refrigerator.
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Comments (7)
Nice, but how long would it typically take to thaw?
Ill try that next time i catch a good eatin fish
Is it practical?
I use empty orange juice containers. We go thru enough orange juice that I don't have to transfer the fish from the containers. Works great, it does help to plan ahead when it comes time to thaw.
Im going to try that next time i catch a good size eating fish>
You can do the same with the guts left in, no taste difference.
Good idea. To get fillets in freezer and set for the long freeze in one shot, I put the fish in an appropriately sized Ziploc bag, pour cold water in the bag, squeeze out most of the water and all of the air, then seal the Ziploc. The ziploc bag acts as the container holding the water for freezing and the frozen product. The plastic also bonds with the frozen water creating a strong barrier from freezer burning.
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Ill try that next time i catch a good eatin fish
Nice, but how long would it typically take to thaw?
Is it practical?
I use empty orange juice containers. We go thru enough orange juice that I don't have to transfer the fish from the containers. Works great, it does help to plan ahead when it comes time to thaw.
Im going to try that next time i catch a good size eating fish>
You can do the same with the guts left in, no taste difference.
Good idea. To get fillets in freezer and set for the long freeze in one shot, I put the fish in an appropriately sized Ziploc bag, pour cold water in the bag, squeeze out most of the water and all of the air, then seal the Ziploc. The ziploc bag acts as the container holding the water for freezing and the frozen product. The plastic also bonds with the frozen water creating a strong barrier from freezer burning.
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