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What to do with bunching onions.

10 years ago

I grow these every winter for green onions. But this year we didn't begin to use them all. I hate to throw them away. Is there a way to preserve them? Chop and freeze???

Comments (8)

  • 10 years ago

    Yes you can chop and freeze them but they will be good for cooking only as they will be mushy when thawed. Make a good pizza topping.

    You can also chop and dehydrate them. Or if you do any canning they can be used in canning recipes as a sub for regular onions.

    Dave

  • 10 years ago

    I just did this with my multiplying onions recently. I chopped them up as green onions and packed them into 4 oz canning jars for the freezer. I wasn't sure how they would do, but when I needed them for soups and casseroles, they worked perfectly. As Dave said, they will be too mushy to use the same as fresh, but freezing them certainly extended my harvest!


  • 10 years ago

    Love the idea of jars. Less odor.

  • 10 years ago

    I try to use the straight sided canning jars for a lot of things in the freezer, both to avoid as much plastic as possible, plus it saves money on freezer bags! The 4-oz size is perfect for small things like the green onions, horseradish, lemon & orange zest, and other things that are products of what we grow, but don't use a large quantity at one time, or isn't feasible to can.

  • 10 years ago

    One time I used a sweet relish recipe with green onions as the vegetable (instead of peppers or cucumbers). I chopped them up, measured them out by weight instead of by the cup, and followed the same recipe as I usually use with peppers. The stuff turned out great, had a nice oniony flavor, and was good in sandwiches, tuna salad, hot dogs, etc. It was a great relish.

  • 10 years ago

    That's a great idea! I think I would love that. Thank you!

  • 10 years ago

    I chop up my extras, lay them out on parchment covered cookie sheets and pop them into the freezer. When they are all frozen I put them in a Food Saver bag for the freezer. Whenever I need some I cut the bag, pour out just what I need, no sticking together, then use the Food Saver bag again and back into the freezer for the next time. I think glass jars take up too much space for a small amount like little 4oz sizes but in a quart jar they would take up less space, but, I prefer the plastic freezer bags because they are lightweight and space saving and I can line them up vertically in a shoe box in the freezer.