# freezing sweet peppers and onions...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-sweet-peppers-and-onions/633874>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 6, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-sweet-peppers-and-onions/633874 "2012-09-06T17:53:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-sweet-peppers-and-onions/633874/1 "2012-09-06T17:53:42Z")

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I have a refrigerator shelf full and wondered if I could freeze them successfully if I cooked them first, in some olive oil, for peppers and sausage sandwiches later on? Or should I just blanch the peppers and freeze them to be cooked later? They do get mooshy and watery when they’re frozen, but I really need that shelf space.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-sweet-peppers-and-onions/633874/2 "2012-09-06T17:59:27Z")

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I don’t cook them. I chop them, leave them on a sheet in the fridge to dry out, then seal them up and freeze. I know some people blanch them first. But I don’t like the results, so I just get them fresh now.

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**Author:** ![InsomniaMama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ad7895/32.png) [@InsomniaMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InsomniaMama)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-sweet-peppers-and-onions/633874/3 "2012-09-06T18:01:38Z")

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Chop the peppers and freeze. They will cook up fine. In fact, Trader Joe’s sells them that way. I like to chop onions and cook them with a bit of butter in the crock pot. Freeze for pre-sautéed onions. Yum.

Of course, I don’t keep my onions in the fridge, so you could go that way, too.

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-sweet-peppers-and-onions/633874/4 "2012-09-06T18:17:12Z")

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Chop and freeze.

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**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-sweet-peppers-and-onions/633874/5 "2012-09-06T18:22:42Z")

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I just chop and freeze in vacuum sealed bags, cuts down on the odor of the onions.

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**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-sweet-peppers-and-onions/633874/6 "2012-09-07T00:08:10Z")

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Thank you! Chop and freeze it is, no blanching required.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-sweet-peppers-and-onions/633874/7 "2012-09-07T14:23:57Z")

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Second the vacuum seal, unless you want your ice cubes to taste like green peppers.