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Directions:You can prepare onions two different ways for the freezer: chopping or slicing. You should store the onions in the freezer the same way you would like to use them when you get them out.
Prepare onions by removing outer layer and the end. Use food processor, chopper or a knife to either chop onions into usable small pieces or slice them, depending on the use.
Okay, now your onions are chopped or sliced and you’re ready to get them into the freezer. First, you’ll need to label your bags.
I like to label mine with 3 pieces of information:
The kind of onion (i.e. yellow, white, sweet, red, etc.)
The amount in the bag (i.e. 1 medium, 2 cups, etc.)
The date I need to use them by (i.e. the “expiration date”)
It’s easiest to write on the bag before you put the onion in it, which is why this step comes first.
Now you can start putting your onions in the bags. You can put a set amount in each bag (i.e. 2 cups) or you can put one diced or sliced onion in each, which will change the amount you will label the bag with for each one. For example, if I chopped one small onion, I would measure how much onion there was and label a bag with the amount. The next onion would have a different amount so there would be a different amount for that bag.
When your onions are in the bags, you can remove as much air as possible and close them tight. I like to push the onions down flat so I can stack the bags in the freezer. This also makes it so much easier to break off small amounts of onion as needed.
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