Preserving Lemongrass

Whew!  This is the last of the preserving herbs posts.


The lemon grass in my herb pots did really well this summer.  I knew that the white part would freeze well for later use, but a foodie friend suggested making lemongrass tea with the leaves, and freezing that in ice cube trays, and adding that to dishes as well.


So I cut off the white parts and cleaned them up for freezing, and cleaned the rest and added to a large sauce pan with water.  I didn’t measure a thing—I just covered them with water.




I brought it to a boil, let it boil for a few minutes, then took it off the heat and just let it steep.  I was cooking other things so I didn’t really time it.  I wanted it to be relatively strong in flavor.




I then drained the leaves.




And got a nice, clear, flavorful liquid.




I wanted to go a step further, though, and also conserve on space.  So I brought the liquid back to a boil, reduced to a simmer, and reduced it by half.  I still ended up with two ice cube trays full.




After they were frozen, I released them into a zip lock bag, and froze them along with the lemongrass roots.  I can’t wait to use them this winter!

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