Hot pepper won huge popularity due to its truly unique composition and useful properties.
It is used both in cooking, and in medicine and cosmetology.
Hot Pepper - universal seasoning, which contains a huge amount of vitamin C, A and B6, as well as magnesium, potassium and iron.
Spicy Vegetable Can prepare for the winter different ways. Read more about how to store spicy chili at home, as well as the possibility of freezing it in the freezer on our website.
But the most popular is the drying of bitter pepper. How to dry bitter peppers? This can be done in different ways: in the oven, in an electric dryer, in bulk on newsprint paper or simply hanging on a thread in a cool room.
In our articles we have already talked about how to dry the sweet Bulgarian pepper for the winter, as well as how to dry it. These methods vary considerably with the drying of hot peppers.
Vegetable preparation
How to dry chili at home? For harvesting chili pepper for the winter it is necessary pre-prepare. To do this, the pepper is sorted, selecting the pods of uniform color (green, red). It is worth paying attention to the presence on the surface of the vegetable spots or any damage.
If even the smallest points are present on the pepper, especially if they have an orange tint, then such a pod must be removed from the total mass - it is spoiled and will not lie down for further long-term storage.
Selected peppers are thoroughly washed under running water and dried on a paper or cotton towel. Pure pepper is best placed for 1-2 days in a warm room for easy curing.
If pepper is decided dry completely, then at this stage the preparation process ends, but if there is a desire to dry crushed pepper, then you need to cut the fruit across, remove seeds and stalk.
Next, the pepper is cut with scissors in half rings or small cubes, thick no more than 0.5 cm.
Caution! During the preparation and drying of hot peppers, some safety regulations:
- work must be done strictly in gloved hands (latex surgical can be used, after washing the top layer of gloves with ordinary soap);
- try to don't touch face hands until the end of the work;
- when slicing hot pepper, it is important to ensure that small pieces or sprays of pepper juice do not fall in the eyes;
- Upon completion of work with the product must be carefully Wash the hands plenty of water.
Watch the video on how to properly string hot pepper on the thread for drying:
Ways
How to dry hot pepper?
Air drying
How to dry the hot pepper at home in the air? This drying method is most popular. Natural method can be dried as whole, and crushed chilli pepper. In the first case, the pods are strung on a thick thread with a needle.
For this it is necessary to make a hole just below the stem.
Further "sharp beads", elements of which should not touch each other, hang in a dry room with good ventilation and dry until ready.
For air drying minced pepper is used. newsprint or small sieve. After scattering the cutting on the surface of the paper, it is left for 8-10 days until completely dry, periodically shaking and mixing for a uniform effect.
Interesting: in winter It is possible to dry hot peppers by hanging the pods over the battery, or by placing the sliced newspaper on the windowsill (also above the battery).
How to dry red hot pepper? How to prepare the pepper for air drying, you will learn by watching the video:
Oven Drying
How to dry the hot pepper for the winter in the oven? In contrast to air drying, to the preparation of hot peppers with the help of an oven, often resorted to, if further product powdered.
For this method of drying finely chopped vegetables are laid out on a baking sheet and placed in the oven, preheated up to 55 ° C ... 60 ° C for 3-5 hours.
As with the natural process, cutting is necessary from time to time. mix.
Important: during drying the oven door must be ajarotherwise the pepper will not be dried, but baked.
Drying in the electric dryer
How to dry red hot peppers at home in the dryer? Many housewives prefer to dry vegetables and fruits in electric dryers. Similar device can apply and for red pepper. The prepared pods are spread onto the grates in one layer, turn on the equipment at full capacity and dry for 10-12 hours until completely dry.
In the electric drier can be harvested and chopped chili. Drying time is reduced. up to 4-6 hours.
How to dry the hot pepper for the winter in an electric dryer - photo:
Readiness
How to determine readiness? Ready-made bitter pepper pods are heavily wrinkled and have more intense colorthan fresh. The readiness of the future seasoning is also determined brittleness Pepper - dried vegetable crumbles easily in the hands.
How to dry the hot pepper at home? Tips for drying and storing hot peppers at home in this video:
Sushina storage
After drying, paprika is usually ground into powder. in a coffee grinderwhich is then poured into glass jars, tightly sealed and stored in dark cool place. Experienced housewives assure that the flavor and piquancy of the seasoning can be extended by placing a container of powder in the freezer.
Dried Chilli Pods Store in glass containerscovered with several layers of gauze.
Sealing banks with pods is not worth it, as they need a constant flow of air. The shelf life of the finished product - 12 months.
By preparing dried chilli you can always have on hand spicy seasoning for dishes, and bundles with red or green pods will be an original decoration for the kitchen.
On how to grind hot peppers for storage, you can learn from the video:
