the sugar kelp cooperative
Sugar Kelp: Handling and Recipes
Fresh Sugar Kelp - handling
Fresh Sugar Kelp - handling
Fresh Sugar Kelp - handling
- Upon receipt, refrigerate. We suggest using kelp within 7 days of harvest for best quality. After seven days, you can freeze, blanch, or dry your kelp.
- Blanching: Drop into boiling water for 5 seconds, remove and drop into ice bath. Strain and use, freeze, or dry.
- Drying: Arrange fresh/raw or blanched kelp blades on a cookie sheet. Place sheet into preheated 200 degree oven for 55 minutes.
- Freezing: Kelp handles freezing and thawing very well. Tip: Get as much air out of the package as possible before freezing.
Sugar Kelp - simple uses
Fresh Sugar Kelp - handling
Sugar Kelp - simple uses
- As a spice, add sugar kelp to meats & vegetables, into soups & sauces for flavor complexity and invigorating nutrients.
- As a feature of the dish, use blanched sugar kelp as you would traditional land-grown greens like spinach, kale, collards.
- In cocktails, add sugar kelp to bring savory background flavor. Try a dirty martini using muddled sugar kelp in place of olives!
- In smoothies, add sugar kelp for all the invigorating nutritional benefits to start your day.