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How to dry hot peppers at home
The traditional decoration of rustic kitchens – bunches of dried red peppers, onions, garlic on the walls – are not only an original element of the interior and the pantry at hand. Essential oils secreted even by dried peppers, onions and garlic contribute to a healthier indoor atmosphere and reduce the risk of colds and infectious diseases.
How to dry peppers at home?
The simplest and most aesthetically pleasing way to dry hot peppers is the above-mentioned method, namely: hanging it on the walls and under the ceiling in the form of garlands. For such a preparation, the pods are strung on a strong thread or fishing line by piercing the stalk, positioned so that the vegetables do not touch, and dried in a well-ventilated and dry room. No additional handling and storage of the product is required here.
How to dry hot peppers at home?
Traditional options for drying the pods in the oven, electric dryer, or cut open in the air are also effective. Here it is necessary to take into account the precautions associated with the increased stinginess of the vegetable:
- cut the pods only with gloves, without touching your hands to your face or even more to your eyes;
- position your face at some distance from a cutting board or vegetables to be laid out. You can use a cloth mask or respirator;
- you cannot entrust the process to allergy sufferers or people with suspicion of possible allergic reactions, bronchial asthma. It is dangerous to even openly store dried hot peppers in rooms where allergy sufferers are often found.
In dried form, the product has less effect on the body, but requires careful attention.
How to dry peppers and how to prepare them for drying?
When figuring out how to dry peppers, you should pay attention to the choice of vegetables: the pods should not be damaged or rotten, an uneven color indicates that rotting has begun. Depending on the pungency and meatiness of the variety, cutting is carried out into halves, quarters, eighths, or in the form of straws, cubes, rings. It should be noted that it is worth removing seeds in hot pepper only if it is necessary to reduce its severity.
How to dry hot peppers and use them in dishes
Dried peppers can be used both in the form of pieces – whole pods, and in the form of a powder – this is the most convenient option in terms of dosage. For grinding, you can use a coffee grinder, food processor, or a special spice grinder.
Inhaling dust during grinding is very risky: even in a perfectly healthy person, it can cause a cough or an attack of suffocation, lacrimation
If this happens, it is necessary to thoroughly rinse the surfaces of the skin and mucous membranes on which the powder has gotten with water, and consult a doctor!
Depending on the type of pepper used for drying, its dosage per serving of a hot or cold dish is different – this must be taken into account and introduced into the dish with caution.