Frozen produce is a great way to cut out a lot of prep work and save time.

冷凍農產品是省去大量準備工作、節省時間的好方法。

It's democratizing in that it gives us access to produce that has a short growing season or just isn't available locally.

它的民主化之處在於，它讓我們有機會獲得生長季節較短或當地沒有的農產品。

You can even take advantage of the damage that freezing does to create better dishes.

您甚至可以利用冷凍造成的損害來製作更好的菜餚。

Let's talk about that damage.

讓我們來談談這種損害。

I have two pints of thawed strawberries here.

我這裡有兩品脫解凍的草莓。

They went into the freezer at the same time, they came out at the same time.

它們同時進入冰箱，又同時出來。

So why did this one release so much more juice than this one?

那麼，為什麼這一次釋放的果汁比這一次多得多呢？

It's because of how I froze them.

這是因為我冷凍它們的方式。

This sample, it was spread out on a baking sheet, and this one I froze in a storage container.

這個樣本是鋪在烤盤上的，而這個樣本我是放在儲存容器裡冷凍的。

On the baking sheet, these are exposed to all of the air currents in the freezer, while these berries, they're insulated by the air trapped in that container.

在烤盤上，這些漿果暴露在冷凍室的所有氣流中，而這些漿果則被困在容器中的空氣所隔絕。

That trapped air, it slows freezing, and that's the reason for the difference in juices lost.

滯留的空氣會減緩冷凍速度，這就是果汁流失量不同的原因。

When we pop food into the freezer, water in its cells turns into ice crystals and expands, pushing against the cell walls, which damages them, causing that characteristic softening we've all noticed in thawed food.

當我們把食物放入冰箱冷凍時，食物細胞中的水分會變成冰晶並膨脹，擠壓細胞壁，從而破壞細胞壁，導致我們都注意到的解凍食物變軟的現象。

The size of those crystals and how sharp and stabby they are is dependent on how long it takes the food to freeze.

這些晶體的大小以及它們的鋒利和刺痛程度取決於食物冷凍的時間長短。

The faster they freeze, the smaller the crystals, the smaller the crystals, the less damage they do.

凍結得越快，晶體就越小，晶體越小，造成的傷害就越小。

We already saw how much juice these slow freezing ones lost, but that texture is also obvious in the fruit itself.

我們已經看到這些慢速冷凍的水果失去了多少果汁，但這種口感在水果本身也很明顯。

This strawberry, it's still relatively firm, considering it was frozen.

這顆草莓還比較結實，因為是冷凍的。

This one, super soft, and it's almost like wringing out a sponge.

這個超級柔軟，就像擰海綿一樣。

The souped up version of this is called IQF, or individual quick freezing.

這種方法的改進版稱為 IQF，即獨立快速冷凍。

It's something that producers do using their industrial freezers to help their product retain as much texture and juice as possible.

生產商使用工業冷凍機進行冷凍，以儘可能保持產品的質地和果汁。

Even though they've done their best to preserve the integrity of their produce, there's no hiding the fact that it was frozen, right?

儘管他們已經盡力保持產品的完整性，但還是無法掩蓋冷凍的事實，不是嗎？

If I were to serve you a strawberry shortcake made with these frozen berries, or even these, you'd notice and you'd object, and rightfully so.

如果我用這些冷凍漿果，甚至這些漿果給你做草莓酥餅，你會注意到的，你會反對的，這也是理所當然的。

But if I made these into a pie or a mousse, I don't think you'd know the difference.

不過，如果我把這些做成餡餅或慕斯，我想你們也分辨不出來。

Successfully cooking with frozen produce requires two things, knowing which fruits and vegetables to choose, and knowing which recipes will make the most of them.

成功使用冷凍農產品烹飪需要兩方面的知識，一是知道該選擇哪些水果和蔬菜，二是知道哪些食譜能充分利用它們。

Frozen produce is generally best in cooked applications because cooking is going to soften the food anyway.

冷凍食品一般以熟食為佳，因為無論如何烹飪都會使食物變軟。

That'll mask the softening caused by freezing, which means you can take advantage of the other benefits of frozen foods.

這將掩蓋冷凍造成的軟化，這意味著您可以利用冷凍食品的其他優點。

Nudie are a spinach and ricotta dumpling from Tuscany.

Nudie 是一種來自托斯卡納的菠菜乳清餃子。

They're made by binding ricotta and spinach with egg and flour, then they're poached and served with a sauce.

製作方法是將意大利乳清乾酪和菠菜與雞蛋和麵粉混合，然後水煮並配上醬汁。

The key to nudie that are airy and light is to use as little binder as possible, and to do that, you have to get rid of as much water from the cheese and spinach as you can.

要想裸體蛋糕鬆軟輕盈，關鍵在於儘可能少地使用粘合劑，而要做到這一點，就必須儘可能多地去除奶酪和菠菜中的水分。

Traditionally, a couple of bunches of spinach have to be washed, trimmed, blanched and shocked, squeezed dry, and then chopped.

傳統的做法是將幾束菠菜洗淨、修剪、焯水、電擊、榨乾，然後切碎。

And then you can start making the dumplings.

然後就可以開始包餃子了。

Or you can remember that freezing damages the cells and makes them release lots of juices, go defrost a package of spinach, and skip straight to squeezing out the excess water.

或者你也可以記住，冷凍會破壞細胞，讓它們釋放出大量汁液，去解凍一包菠菜，然後直接跳過擠出多餘的水分。

Okay, let's give this nudie a try.

好吧，讓我們試試這個裸體。

You can feel how tender these are just cutting through them with the fork.

只需用叉子輕輕一劃，就能感受到它們的鮮嫩。

These are exactly what you want in a cheese dumpling.

這正是你想要的奶酪餃子。

The ricotta is nice and light and airy.

意大利乳清乾酪口感很好，輕盈透氣。

There's just enough binder in there for everything to hold together.

裡面有足夠的粘合劑，可以把所有東西粘在一起。

Touch of minerality from that spinach.

菠菜中的礦物質味道。

It's delicious.

太好吃了

Besides making cooking easier and less time-consuming, frozen foods also open the door to more recipes.

除了讓烹飪變得更簡單、更省時，冷凍食品還為更多食譜打開了大門。

For example, pasta piselli is a quick and easy dish of pasta, pancetta, pecorino, and peas.

例如，意大利麵（pasta piselli）是一道由意大利麵、意大利培根、佩科裡諾奶酪和豌豆製成的簡易快餐。

Should you only make this dish in the spring when peas are in season?

這道菜只能在春天豌豆上市的季節做嗎？

Absolutely not.

絕對不行。

It's a quick and easy, delicious meal that'd be great any time of year.

這是一道簡單快捷的美味佳餚，一年四季都適合食用。

If you work fast, it can be on the table in about 30 minutes, and you don't even have to defrost the peas.

如果你動作快，30 分鐘左右就能做好，甚至不用解凍豌豆。

Other frozen produce to cook with are edamame, baby lima beans, pearl onions, artichoke hearts, pineapple, peaches, sour or sweet cherries.

其他可用於烹飪的冷凍食品有毛豆、小利馬豆、珍珠洋蔥、北韓薊心、菠蘿、桃子、酸櫻桃或甜櫻桃。

Let me know if I missed your favorite frozen produce.

如果我錯過了你最喜歡的冷凍農產品，請告訴我。

All of these are great in cooked applications.

所有這些在烹飪應用中都非常出色。

They'll also do well if chopped or pureed.

切碎或打成泥也很好。

There are even times when frozen is better than fresh, even though there's no cooking involved.

甚至有些時候，冷凍的比新鮮的更好，儘管不需要烹飪。

A recipe that can take advantage of freezer damage is cranberry relish.

蔓越莓調味醬就是一種可以利用冷凍室損傷的食譜。

This dish is traditionally made by grinding or food processing fresh cranberries with sugar and an orange.

這道菜的傳統制作方法是將新鮮蔓越莓與糖和橙子一起研磨或進行食品加工。

For me, it's got a little too much chew to it because those raw berries, they might be bruised by the food processor, but they're not tender.

對我來說，它的嚼勁有點大，因為那些生漿果可能會被食品加工機弄傷，但它們並不嫩。

To get the texture I'm after, I go with frozen instead.

為了獲得我想要的口感，我選擇了冷凍。

I also swap out the orange for clementine to give the citrus side of the dish a little more character.

我還把橙子換成了柑橘，讓這道菜的柑橘味更濃一些。

Nice.

不錯。

The results are a sweet tart side that's perfect for the Thanksgiving table.

其結果是，酸酸甜甜的配菜非常適合感恩節餐桌。

Other times of year, I serve it with roasted butternut squash, grilled pork, or I'll just have it with some blue cheese on a cracker.

每年的其他時候，我都會把它和烤南瓜、烤豬肉一起吃，或者在餅乾上放一些藍紋奶酪。

So that tiny dollop of cranberry relish, so flavorful.

那一小勺蔓越莓調味醬，味道真不錯。

Because it wasn't cooked, you didn't lose any aromas to cooking.

因為沒有煮熟，所以不會因為烹飪而失去任何香味。

It's just fresh and lovely.

真是清新可人。

Because they were frozen, the cranberry bits are tender.

因為是冷凍的，蔓越莓的果肉很嫩。

They're not crunchy.

它們不脆。

And that's exactly what I want.

這正是我想要的。

One more example.

再舉一個例子。

I worked on some iced teas a few years ago and learned that if you want to make, say, a raspberry iced tea, dropping a few berries into the glass, it's not going to do much for the flavor.

幾年前，我做過一些冰茶，瞭解到如果你想做覆盆子冰茶，在杯子裡滴入幾顆漿果，對味道不會有太大影響。

What you want to do is release as much berry juice as possible.

你要做的就是儘可能多地釋放漿果汁。

And the easiest way to do that is to start with berries whose cells have been damaged by freezing.

要做到這一點，最簡單的方法就是從細胞因冷凍而受損的漿果開始。

Just place raspberries in a bowl with basil, sugar, and lemon juice, and mash.

只需將覆盆子放入碗中，加入羅勒、糖和檸檬汁，然後搗碎即可。

In a second bowl, steep some tea for four minutes before combining the two mixtures with ice water.

在第二個碗中，先浸泡一些茶葉四分鐘，然後將兩種混合物與冰水混合。

Let the whole thing steep for an hour, strain, and you've got a fruity iced tea that's bursting with berry flavor.

浸泡一小時後，過濾，就能喝到漿果味十足的果味冰茶了。

If you make this, you're never going to buy flavored iced teas again.

如果你做了這個，就再也不用買調味冰茶了。

You get to customize how sweet you want it.

你可以定製你想要的甜度。

You can dial in the berry flavor and the basil flavor.

您可以調整漿果和羅勒的味道。

It's spectacular.

太壯觀了

We all want to save time and money without sacrificing quality when we cook.

我們都希望在烹飪時既能節省時間和金錢，又能保證質量。

And frozen produce can be a great way to do this.

而冷凍農產品則是一個很好的方法。

It opens up the door to recipes that call for ingredients that might not be available fresh.

它為那些需要用到新鮮食材的食譜打開了大門。

It minimizes tedious prep.

它最大限度地減少了繁瑣的準備工作。

And it can help reduce food waste, too.

它還有助於減少食物浪費。

There are so many ways to make frozen produce.

製作冷凍農產品的方法有很多。

There are so many times when frozen is the best choice.

很多時候，冷凍是最好的選擇。

These were some of my favorite ways to use frozen produce.

這些都是我最喜歡的冷凍農產品使用方法。

Now I want to hear about yours.

現在我想聽聽你的想法。

Let me know in the comments.

請在評論中告訴我。

If you found this video useful, be sure to hit that like button.

如果您覺得本視頻有用，請務必點擊 "贊 "按鈕。

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我們將製作更多的 "今年的技術 "節目。

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