H Blanching is a cooking method done by poaching fruits and vegetables, gently and quickly, in boiling water. The quick part is important. "Blanching" is not the same as "boiling." Usually the ...

Blanching, a technique in which vegetables are cooked briefly in boiling ... Drain well; pat dry with paper towels. Use this chart as a guide for how long to cook vegetables in boiling water.

In the video, Grasso shares that taking a couple of minutes to blanch vegetables (done by putting them in a bowl of ice-cold water) makes them last months longer than they would otherwise ...