What to do with surplus chives?
The chive flowers are pretty much gone by--I used a lot of them in salads and infused some rice vinegar with them. Now the chives are getting to that woody stage and falling over under their own weight on top of my other herbs. Any ideas for using a LOT of chives? I will probably chop and freeze some but that will account for about one percent of my supply.
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From Mastering the Art of French Cooking (later called Vol 1).
http://www.popsugar.com/food/Julia-Child-Potato-Leek-Soup-Recipe-24339863
- take a handful of chives (rinsed clean), cut into 1" pieces. About 2-3 cups loosely packed
- in a med-large pot, heat 1tb oil and sauté 4 oz of ground beef until cooked
- add about 4-5 cups water and chives
- bring to a boil and add soft (not silken) tofu cubes, 8-12 oz. simmer until tofu is heated through. Take off heat.
- season with salt or fish sauce (nuoc mam) and freshly grated black pepper.
- serve with hot cooked rice.
Omelet or frittata
Roasted with garlic and leek
En papillote (largely but not only for fish)
If not too woody, mix with lots of othe leafy herbs for a green salad without lettuce
Anywhere you'd use regular onion, wh egg salad sandwich
Green goddess dressing
I'd gladly take some of your chives! How about a cold potato-chive soup? Or add them to quick pickles. Use anywhere you would use any other herb.
I use chives in place of onions because I can't digest onions but sometimes the oniony flavor is desirable.