Content
- Hot pepper drying - the best methods for the home
- Suitable varieties
- Hot pepper air drying
- The classic variant
- Bind Ristras
- Pepperoni dry with the dehydrator
- Alternatives to the dehydrator
- Storage and use
Hot peppers can be hung up to dry
Hot pepper drying - the best methods for the home
With careful care, you can look forward to a rich harvest of fresh pepperoni pods in autumn at the latest. Although the fiery spicy fruits give many dishes the perfect chilli note, every day you will not want to eat spicy. So where to go with the ripe fruits? How about drying or drying them, for example? Below you will find many great tips for preserving a hot pepper.
Suitable varieties
Drying hot peppers is easier than you think. However, the variety that you choose plays an important role. Ideal are peppers with thin pulp. Due to external heat you will soon lose the liquid, so that the drying process amounts to only about two weeks. With thick-bodied varieties there is a danger that they begin to mold before the water is completely removed. You own a rather inappropriate pepperoni type? Do not worry, you will also find a solution for this in the following.
Hot pepper air drying
Although drying the hot peppers in the air is the most elaborate option, it is the most natural one. Unlike the other methods, you save electricity. In this process, you have the choice between two options that best suit your space capacity:
The classic variant
A large garden is ideal for drying peppers in the air. If this is then also oriented to the south, all prerequisites for a successful drying are right. In the traditional South American way, spread linen towels, wooden boards or paper on the floor. A small canopy, such as a roof overhang, provides additional protection against wind and humidity. Now spread the pods on this base. Make sure that the fruits do not overlap, but are well distributed. The rest is done by the sunlight for you.
Bind Ristras
The sight of a Ristra immediately puts you in the colorful ambience of Mexico, where the bizarre structures hang on every second market stall. Although every Ristra is a small work of art, the creation is quite simple. You need:
that's how it works:
Alternatively, you can also dry the fruits on a conventional leash. This is similar, but in this case, tighten the cord horizontally. If you want a particularly attractive look, you should thread different colored hot peppers according to a specific pattern.
Pepperoni dry with the dehydrator
A faster variant is the dehydrate of a hot pepper. Of course you need the corresponding device for this. Dehydrators are nowadays almost everywhere available and also available in all price categories. When using such a device, proceed as follows:
Depending on the performance of the dehydrator and the water content of the hot peppers, the process takes about eight hours. This method is also suitable for thick-meaty varieties. In this case, drying takes longer.
Alternatives to the dehydrator
You do not own a dehydrator and consider a purchase as not worthwhile? Never mind, an oven fulfills the same effect. Here are the following steps for you:
Storage and use
By grinding or crumbling the dried fruit, you have made your own paprika powder, which certainly tastes much better than the product you bought. Likewise, your hot peppers are now almost forever preserved. As a powder, they refine salads, sauces or dips. You can use the end product like a classic spice. You may also want to keep a beautiful Ristra untouched as a decoration. Otherwise, put the peppers in an airtight container and store in a cool, shaded place.