My mother gave me a parsley plant and suggested I plant it in the garden as it is supposed to come back year after year. So I headed out to the garden and quickly dug a hole and planted it near the edge of the garden. Simple enough.
On my way back to the house to get some water for the parsley, I spotted several large peppers hanging from the pepper plants. So I returned with not only the water for the parsley, but a pail for the peppers. We only had three plants but they produced a good crop of peppers. Several of the peppers were already turning soft. There weren't very many tomatoes to can salsa with, so I decided to dry them like I did a few years ago. Pretty easy to do and great to have for adding to recipes.
Because it was quite humid when I did these, and because there were so many layers, it actually took a couple days to finish drying. I should add that my husband shut it off before heading to bed and I turned it back on in the morning. No harm done. But before turning the dryer on in the morning, I was able to remove the old layers and put the half dried peppers onto the newer layers to continue drying.
Finally, the peppers are dry enough to chop.
Grind them into small pieces.
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First wash the peppers in water with a little bit of dish soap.
After getting the dirt off, rinse and drain them.
Then you can slice them up and layer them on a dehydrator. I'm on my second dehydrator since my first one quit working a few years ago. Even though they are shaped differently, I saved the shelf layers and use them when I have more than I can fit onto four layers.
Those white layers are from my old dehydrator. I have to strategically place them between the new ones in order to get them to work with the new dehydrator. I had so many peppers that I didn't have enough room even with these eight layers. So I decided to set aside a few for some fresh salsa which I'll blog on another time.
Because it was quite humid when I did these, and because there were so many layers, it actually took a couple days to finish drying. I should add that my husband shut it off before heading to bed and I turned it back on in the morning. No harm done. But before turning the dryer on in the morning, I was able to remove the old layers and put the half dried peppers onto the newer layers to continue drying.
Finally, the peppers are dry enough to chop.
Get out your food chopper and grind them up. If you don't own a food chopper, you could probably use a blender.
Place them in an air tight container. Done! Now you have peppers to use. These will keep for a long time.
Disclosure: The Excalibur Dehydrator link under "Other Sites" is an affiliated link. If you make a purchase using this link ~ you will receive free shipping, along with other specials. I also earn a small percentage to help support my blog. Thank you, your support is appreciated!!
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