How to dry bell peppers for the winter at home - all the secrets of drying peppers

Bell pepper: pros and cons

But before you start preparing food and learn how to dry bell peppers yourself, everyone should become familiar with who dried paprika can harm. Therefore, it is not recommended to eat it:

• angina pectoris
• gastrointestinal ulcer,
• gastritis,
• hypotension,
• haemorrhoids,
• dysfunction of the urinary tract and liver.

If you do not fall into any of the listed categories, then let's get to work. Healthy fruits with fleshy walls of any color are suitable for drying.

There are several methods that can be used at home: in an electric dryer, in an oven, or in the sun.

How to prepare bell pepper fruits for drying?

Selected healthy bell peppers should be rinsed well under running water. Place them on a kitchen towel and dry each one with gentle blotting movements.

Now, use the edge of a knife to remove any possible signs of spoilage, cut off the tail and remove the core. Those seeds that remain in the middle can be removed immediately by tapping the wide edge of the pepper on the table surface. For this purpose, you can use a special device.

Cut the peeled fruits in half or into four parts, then cut into strips 4-5 mm thick.

How to dry bell peppers outdoors

An old and good method that our grandmothers and mothers enjoyed using is drying vegetables in the fresh air.

To do this, you will need a grid on which to lay the strips. Cover with gauze and take out to the balcony.

Bell peppers will dry at any temperature. The only thing is! In case of high humidity outside, it is better to bring the grills with bell peppers into the house.

If the weather is favorable for drying vegetables, then in 3-4 days you will receive finished products. Drying vegetables at lower temperatures, for example in autumn, can last 5-7 days.

How to dry bell peppers in an electric dryer

This method is faster and more reliable.

Place pepper strips in a single layer on dehydrating racks.

Set the temperature to 50*C and turn on the electric dryer.

The duration of the procedure will be no more than 12 hours, depending on the width of the slices and the thickness of their walls.

Ready dried bell peppers should be crispy dry.This is easy to check with your fingers.

Drying bell peppers in the oven

The drying procedure in an oven (oven) is almost the same as in an electric dryer. Set the temperature to 50*C, close the cabinet door and periodically check your workpieces. After 12-14 hours, the pepper should reach the desired consistency, that is, become dry and brittle.

Attention! If the pieces of pepper bend rather than break, and look more like sun-dried tomatoes, then the drying procedure needs to be continued.

Storing dry bell peppers

In order for the pepper to be well preserved throughout the winter, it must be stored in a linen bag - an old and time-tested method. This material allows air to pass through well, which provides the “dried fruit” with reliable ventilation.

You can store dry pepper in a jar, but it is advisable to make several holes in the lid.

If you don’t have a linen bag, you can store dried bell peppers in a plastic bag, but you don’t need to tie it tightly. It’s a good idea to make several holes in the walls of the bag.

Watch a video about drying sweet peppers from the Ezidri Master channel