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How to properly dry garlic after digging
The spicy aroma of garlic whets the appetite and goes well with many dishes. How to properly dry garlic so that you have a healthy spice on hand even in winter? Find out in this article.
How to dry garlic properly?
How to dry garlic after digging up?
An important condition for preparing the heads of garlic is their proper digging. If you grow it yourself, you should stop watering the plants in a couple of days; they should be dug out of completely dry soil.
The next important condition is that the garlic is not washed. The top layer of the shell is simply removed from him. Washed out can rot from moisture.
If you are going to dry the heads, then do not break off the stems and roots – it is easy to determine the readiness of the product by them. Once these parts turn yellow evenly and become brittle, it can be stored.
Garlic is dried in the following ways:
- in a well-ventilated cool room, lay out the heads in one layer and leave to dry completely. True, this drying lasts 1-2 months. At the end, the roots and leaves are removed from the garlic, leaving small areas on both sides so as not to expose the cloves;
- chopped or whole cloves are dried in an electric dryer, spread thinly in bowls and set the temperature to 50 degrees;
- an oven is suitable for drying – the garlic is dried in a thin layer on a baking sheet with the door ajar and a temperature of 50 degrees;
- if you have an airfryer, then use the “Drying” mode, spreading the plates in one layer on a special grid;
- you can not just chop, but chop the garlic in a food processor, then in the oven it can be dried at a temperature of 90-95 degrees. In an electric dryer, such a product will be dried for two days at a temperature of 35 degrees.
Garlic powder can also be obtained from dried slices – they are crushed in a coffee grinder.
How to store dried garlic
Dry product heads can be stored in old stockings or wooden boxes in a dark, low humidity environment. The cloves and slices are stored in a glass container with a tightly screwed lid. The powder can also be stored in glass or in tightly sealed foil bags.
Garlic powder is stored for about a year, the heads are guaranteed to last until spring
Now you know how to dry garlic, but use only ripe garlic – that’s when you can get the full range of its medicinal properties. It will not be difficult to prepare the product, while you can maintain your immunity throughout the winter. You can clearly see how garlic powder is prepared in the video: