How to Dehydrate Peppers for Food Storage

We ’re at the end of summer when the bounty of the time of year is in full swing . meter to start maintain the harvest in any and every way . Canning and freezing are the most coarse ways to do this , but do n’t block about exsiccate ! Here ’s how to desiccate peppers for food computer storage .

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Why Dehydrate Vegetables?

The unspoiled part about dehydrating is that you could take a huge amount of green groceries and reduce it down to a very small container , with all of the vitamins and minerals still intact .

When you ’re ready to use the desiccated veggies , just total hot water to rehydrate !

They wo n’t have quite the same consistency as when refreshed , but can still be used for many things , such as soups , fret , pasta or rice meals .

They also can be combined with other dried ingredient to make repast for camping or backpacking , or just for store in your pantry .

pepper , onion plant , garlic , mushroom , and tomatoes all dehydrate very well , as do most fruits .

For a great guide on dehydrating fruit and veg , I recommendThe Ultimate Dehydrator Cookbook !

How to Dehydrate Bell Peppers

Dehydrating is a childlike and in effect means topreserve peppersfor computer memory , whether it be for a unforesightful or long term .

Sweet bell black pepper from the garden are a goody , and they are also one of the easiest veggie to dry . They are the perfect vegetable to start with if you are just learning how to dehydrate !

The first measure is to remove the ejaculate and dice the capsicum into relatively uniformly sized spell .

This is a corking metre to think about saving your ejaculate for next yr planting , as you will have a draw of them !

merely put some aside into a little bowl to dry out before storing .

Spread the pepper pieces in a undivided bed on a dehydrator tray .

When choosing dehydrators , I more than highly urge theExcalibur Dehydrator . Definitely go for the 9 tray model as it can do so much more at one time .

I also apply my dehydrator for many different coating besides simply dry veggies and fruit such aszucchini chipsandapples , making yogurt , drying medicative herbs , making infused oil , and make homemade tempeh .

I have intercourse myExcalibur dehydratorand have never been disappointed in my leverage !

Put the tray of pepper in your dehydrator .

restate the outgrowth until you ’ve used up all the white pepper !

Push the trays all the style in and put the cover on the dehydrator .

Whole red bell peppers on a cutting board and a pile of dehydrated peppers ready for food storage.

Dehydrate the peppers at 125 ° F for 12 - 24 hours .

It took about 18 hours for mine to be full dehydrated , but it will depend on the heat and humidity in your localisation , and also how risque your peppers are to start with .

They shrink down quite a bit ! ensure they are completely teetotal and do not have any gentleness to them whatsoever , particularly if you are using them for long term solid food storage .

A glass jar of dehydrated bell peppers for food storage.

All of those Madagascar pepper I started with twist into one fully farce quart of dried peppers . That ’s pretty awing if you ask me !

How to Use Dehydrated Peppers

These dried peppers are sodding for pose in your pantry and grabbing a fistful here and there as needed .

All you need to do is add hot water to rehydrate them ! They are great to add to soup , stews , alimentary paste or easy camping meals .

Thisblack bean plant soup recipeuses dried black pepper as well as other dried veg .

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I wish to mix together dry out peppers and other dried veggie with couscous in a jarful and keep it in the buttery for a quick repast . All you have to do it tot up hot pee and let it sit down for 10 minutes or so .

Add a little Olea europaea crude , seasonings of your choice , and protein ( can be leftover or even a can of tuna ) and you ’ve got an easy dinner ! Not to refer it makes a neat natural endowment in a shock .

It ’s so nice to be able to eat your homegrown veggie year - rotund !

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