How to measure frozen vegetables

You plan to cook your favorite dishes, but frozen vegetables are covered with ice, making it difficult to measure accurately. do not worry! Frozen vegetables can be easily added to recipes and used as a substitute for fresh vegetables. The following article will introduce some tips to make it easier for you to measure frozen vegetables.

Method 1: Tips when measuring

1. Accurately measure frozen vegetables according to the requirements of the recipe. Whether it is frozen, canned, or fresh vegetables, they can be substituted for each other, and no special measurement method is required. Experts suggest that frozen vegetables can be eaten as long as they are thawed and cooked according to the recipe.

2. Note that the weight of frozen vegetables is greater than that of fresh vegetables. Most of our favorite vegetables and fruits contain a lot of water-in fact, water accounts for 90% of the weight of vegetables. When vegetables are frozen in the refrigerator, the volume of water expands.
For example, half a cup of raw asparagus weighs 67 grams, and the weight of asparagus after freezing will increase to 90 grams.

3. Before cooking, frozen vegetables should be thawed in the refrigerated area of ​​the refrigerator. Although frozen vegetables can be cooked directly, experts suggest that it is better to thaw them first, so as not to reduce the temperature of other ingredients during cooking. Some frozen vegetables, such as bagged corn and peas, don’t need to be thawed overnight. They can be thawed on the kitchen counter a few minutes before cooking.
Do not add completely frozen foods to stews or soups, because doing so will lower the temperature of the dishes. In the process of waiting for the temperature to rise, the food is prone to inadequate heating.
Rather than defrosting them overnight, it is better to take frozen bags of peas and corn and rinse them under the tap for a while. This method of defrosting is faster.
Frozen spinach must be thawed, and squeeze the water before adding it to the dishes.

4. Convert the unit of measurement from cups to grams as needed. Different types of vegetables have different shapes and sizes, and we cannot find a measurement standard that applies to all vegetables. Each vegetable needs to be measured separately to get accurate results.
If you want to know how to convert cups to grams when measuring different types of fresh frozen raw vegetables, you can click on the link below to view the table: http://optaviamedia.com/pdf/LEARN/OPTAVIA-Vegetarian_Conversion_Chart.pdf.
If you have a lot of vegetables to measure, remember that every 450 grams (1 pound) is equal to 16 ounces.

Method 2: Conversion of measurement units for frozen vegetables

1. Asparagus: Each half cup of frozen asparagus weighs 90 grams. Half a cup of raw asparagus weighs 67 grams. It can be seen that the frozen asparagus is slightly heavier.

2. Bell peppers: half a cup of frozen green or red bell peppers weighs 68 grams. Half a cup of raw bell peppers weighs 75 grams.

3. Broccoli: Half a cup of frozen broccoli weighs 92 grams. Half a cup of fresh raw broccoli weighs 44 grams, which shows that the former is heavier.

4. Kidney beans: Half a cup of selected frozen string beans weighs 86 grams, while the frozen string beans cut into small pieces weighs 73 grams.

5. Kale: Half a cup of frozen kale weighs 65 grams. A half cup of fresh kale is only 33 grams.

6. Spinach: Half a cup of frozen spinach weighs 95 grams, while half a cup of fresh spinach is only 30 grams. It can be seen that the former is much heavier.

7. Radish tassels: half a cup of radish tassels weighs 82 grams. Half a cup of mustard is lighter, only 75 grams. The leaves of kale are the lightest, only 65 grams in half a cup.

8. Rutabaga: Half a cup of frozen rutabaga weighs 78 grams. Half a cup of fresh kohlrabi weighs 65 grams, the former is slightly heavier.

9. Zucchini: Half a cup of frozen zucchini weighs 110 grams, while the fresh one is much lighter, only 65 grams.

Tips

The bagged mixed frozen vegetables are composed of different kinds of vegetables, so there is no standard weight for reference.