Saving lemongrass

[dimsumgirl]

So it's starting to get cold here in Northern California. We are expecting our first rainy day tomorrow.

I have lots of fresh lemongrass growing in the garden but I doubt it will survive the cold weather. I'm thinking I need to cut down the plants but how do I preserve the lemongrass? Dry it? Freeze it? All suggestions are welcome. Thank you.

[tcamp]

I paid rent for two of my plants to overwinter in a greenhouse - my lemongrass and my best habanero pepper. I first trimmed and froze parts of the lemongrass.

[karykat]

Wow. I didn't know you could do that.

[Val]

I found a container of chopped lemongrass in my freezer recently (guess I'd forgotten I bought it)...anyone have a good recipe for it, please? Thanks!

[HillJ]

http://seattletimes.com/text/20180715...
Val, do you enjoy mussels?

[Val]

Heck yes! Thanks Hill J! Looks really great!!!

[HillJ]

I freeze whole stalks, I pulverize a bunch of soaked pieces in a food processor and freeze the puree in ice cube trays for all sorts of uses and I let a bunch of stalks dry in my pantry and use as natural hot tea stirrers all year long..adds a nice fragrance to the tea.

[weezieduzzit]

I cut and freeze a bunch and then heavily mulch the plant.

[karykat]

I buy lemongrass from Hmong women at our farmers market. They all say you can freeze it too.

I just bought a bunch to freeze for the winter.

[sbp]

Freezes great. Peel off outer layers first. You don't need to defrost to use. Just shave off slices with a very sharp knife. Shavings defrost almost immediately, and melt into the dish.

[ChiliDude]

Thanks for the info, sbp. I also like lemongrass, but I don't grow it. I buy it in markets, often more than I need at any one time.