Sunbeam DT5600 manual Drying Vegetables, Preparation

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Drying Vegetables

Preparation

•Wash vegetables thoroughly and remove blemishes.

•Pre-treat where recommended.

Pre-Treatment

•Steam Blanching: is needed to speed up drying process for certain vegetables.

•Blanching: Preserves the colour, stops the ripening process and generally makes the produce dry faster.

To Blanch

1.Soak vegetables in boiling water for 1-2 minutes.

2.Plunge into ice cold water.

3.Slice and commence drying.

Dryness Test

•Cool vegetables before attempting the final test for dryness.

•Vegetables should feel hard and firm with no soft spots.

Expect a variance in the time needed to dry different foods. Drying times are affected by the size of the load, thickness of slices, humidity and temperature in your home.

	Food type	Pre treatment	Setting/drying time	Suggested Use
	Vegetables
	Carrot, peeled, 1cm dice	None	6-8 hours	Add to cake, bread
				and scone mixtures

	Celery, 1cm dice	None	4-5 hours	Add to soup mixes
				and casseroles

	Eggplant, 5mm slices	Blanch in	6-8 hours	Add to tomato sauces
		hot water

	Ginger, peeled, .5mm	Scrub under		Add to curries, fruit
			8-10 hours	cake and muffin
	slices	warm water
				mixtures

	Mushrooms, button, cut	None	6-8 hours	Add to risottos and
	into 1cm thick slices			pasta sauces

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