How do you look after vegetables?

Well you guys are sprouting on well :p :D

Any ideas as to how to look after the vegies?:)

i found this, not much help

http://www.exploroz.com/OntheRoad/Ca...dAndWater.aspx

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when you're out and about on a long trip?

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Same as everyone else potatos carrots pumpin, and any other hard veg, while passing through towns buy up on the other vegies but only for a few days eg two to three meals.

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Originally Posted by weeds

i found this, not much help

http://www.exploroz.com/OntheRoad/Ca...dAndWater.aspx

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Top tip Weeds!

most people dislike their veggies as they have been inappropriately cooked and the usual crime is boiling the guts out of them, brocchli and brussel sprouts when cooked properly are lovely to eat.

Mothers teach their daughters to cook these veggies for at least 30 mins they should be cooked for less than 6 mins in rapidly boiling water

A quickly prepared sauce would be lemon squeezed into melted butter with dash of garlic and black pepper

Well there were some top tips above, but we do things a little different.

1. Vacuum seal fresh Hardy vegetables. ie Carrots/Pumpkin
2. Hot water Braise and then Vacuum seal your Broccoli/Cauliflower types.
3. Easily perishable veggies we use the Dehydrator, then Vacuum seal.

Same applies to meats/smallgoods and pre made soups/stews.....

Most trips of any duration requiring crossing state borders l have always avoid buying any fruit and veg as you have to dump them at the border for fruit fly or vine disease control or some such agriculture measure.

Buy dehrydrated vegs in commercial packs and dried fruit

Buy fresh once in the state lm going to stay longest time in

Always carry range of tinned veggies jsut in case and make stews curries out of them

Wow growing your veges is pretty impressive :)

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Originally Posted by cartm58

most people dislike their veggies as they have been inappropriately cooked and the usual crime is boiling the guts out of them, brocchli and brussel sprouts when cooked properly are lovely to eat.

Mothers teach their daughters to cook these veggies for at least 30 mins they should be cooked for less than 6 mins in rapidly boiling water

A quickly prepared sauce would be lemon squeezed into melted butter with dash of garlic and black pepper

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Believe me, we know how to cook vegies. It's just that brussel sprouts taste s**thouse.:p

Steam your vegies......never boil them. ;)

I have no tip for storing vegies long term other than leave them uncovered in a cardboard box or similar. Let them breath, not sweat in plastic bags.:)