I've been wanting to do this for the last few months, but since the durian season was on, I didn't want to deplete my precious stock when fresh durians were readily available.
I totally forgotten when I freeze this packet of durian till I traced back to the "New Freezing Method" post which I wrote on 13 July 2015. It looks like that pack then.
Really??? Was it that long ago, 4 years 2 months??? Goodness, let's hope it is still in good condition. I've the following stocks
- 4 packets MSW from 7/2015,
- 5 packets mixture of MSW and Tekka, from 7/2016.
- 2 packets (yet to confirm variant) from 2017 and
- 2 packets (should be D24 and Red Prawn) from 2018.
- 1 box of D24 from Aug 2019 (that's really fresh... I may pack this lot too)
Will update after I consumed.
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I survived the night, no toilet runs, nothing unusual. Proven, my freezing method worked, 4 years 2 months old frozen durian tastes about the same.
What I did was, let the frozen durian defrost and tie a knot at the top of the bag.
Squash it around just to mix the puree properly so I don't get any 'blind spot' effect, to get the consistency in taste.
Thereafter, bite off a corner of the bag, and squeeze/suck the durian puree through that opening. Of course, you can be a bit more arty farty, more glam, a bit fine dining style, have it semi-frozen again, and serve in a dessert bowl or the sorts. I like it more native, old boy style, so the method I used, feels authentic, more shiok. Grunt!
It really doesn't taste any bit off-tasting. I finished every bit I could. Almost want to do the school boy thing, rip the bag and lick the inside.
With this, I will confidently freeze more durian puree in future. Gotta orgainse my freezer a bit so I have space before next season, so I can really STOCK UP!
For those from overseas (or even those staying in Singapore but are from elsewhere), if you have a chance to visit Singapore or Malaysia for a few days, and has access to the freezer, you can try my method and bring home a lot of durian, less the box space, less seeds, etc, but just pure puree. You get to decide what you pack, than buy those pre-freezed from shops (I don't trust). Just a note, you will need more than 6 hours (not those mini fridge) to freeze durian.
Well, unless, I go into business of selling durian puree my way, or maybe I should? Nah, the money isn't that big unless I do it big time. And I am fussy, so all my durian stocks are actually really the better lot of what I brought home, while the average ones were eaten. So if I go into business this way, the puree will be really way too costly (eg that small bag at $50?), nobody is going to pay.
A simple metric, durian puree is about 20% the weight of a whole durian. So 1 whole durian weighing about 1.5kg (cost about $15-30 depending if season is peak) will result in 300g of puree (which is about what I got in a bag (as 1st photograph above). And the same durian will likely consist about 10-12 seeds (eg MSW), which will be about 500-600 calories (my 1 meal, yea just right, i'm guilt free). Some durian variant produces lesser puree due to size of seed and thickness of shells (eg D24 and Tekka).
A rat likes stocking up and indulge in its privacy... I'll bite if anyone lay fingers on my durian purees!
