want to dry some chillies how do you go about it?

Question

have grown my own chillie plant,they are going to go to waste if i dont pull them, how do you dry them please?

Answer 1

I never bother drying my homegrown chillies. I place them on a baking sheet, pop the sheet into the freezer and let the chillies freeze lose for about 4 hours. I then remove them and slide the whole lot into a plastic bag, storing them in the freezer for up to a year. When you want to use one, just run the chilli pepper under cool tap water for a few minutes and then chop or slice as you desire. Drying is a big project, takes several weeks, and they attract dust and stuff when air-drying. Try freezing them, and you'll never regret it! :)

Answer 2

Drying Chillies

Answer 3

You can dry your peppers in one of several ways: ristras, rack drying, dehydrator, or oven drying. If air-drying, ensure that the racks or ristras are placed in an area that is dry and has good air circulation.

Ristras are the strands of dried peppers that hang in many southwestern kitchens. To make a simple ristra use a needle to thread the stem of each chili pepper so that the chilies form a spiral, then hang from the ceiling. Chilies drying in ristras or on racks may take several weeks to dry completely. While using a dehydrator or oven is definitely faster, the chilies don't retain the bright color seen in chili peppers that are air-dried.

Answer 4

Two ways work well.

Firstly take them off the plant making sure you leave a bit of green stem on. Just tie a piece of string around the stem and hang them up around the house. They'll dry out naturally in about 2 weeks (I have mine hanging in the kitchen).

The other way I do is to slice then open longways, remove the seeds, brush them with oil and put them on a baking tray in the oven for about 2 hours. Cook them on a really low heat & let them scorch a little, you'll end up with lovely, soft, sweet peppers. You can thrown them on anything (pasta, burgers, salads whatever) and they last forever in the fridge.

Happy Christmas x

Answer 5

back in india i have seen fields and fields full of red chillied laid out on clean sheets to dry out in the hot sun during summer.

these are then ground into powder to make the famously hot red chilli powder.

thats the best way to dry chillies. but believe if the moisture content in the air is high and the sunlight isnt strong and persistent, then they wont dry as nicely.

Answer 6

Almost every time I use tomatoes I use dried chillies. I have better control with dried rather than fresh chillies. I buy them at my local Asian market. The sell a lot of fresh chillies. Too hot for me.

Answer 7

With very great care! If you want them very hot, then just spread them out on a baking sheet and put them in the oven, which is on the lowest possible setting. Leave them until they are completely dried out, turning every now and then. When they are dried, store them whole, but use them chopped up. If you want them less hot, then slit them with a sharp knife and remove and discard the seeds - just dry the pods. Take great care to wash your hands after touching them. You will only ever forget once - if you touch your eyes they will sting for hours!

Answer 8

Sun dry is the simplest and best. Just lay them sparsely out on a tray outside in a sunny breezy place for a few days. Otherwise, spread them out on a tray and leave it in the oven for half a day under very low heat with the door opened just a crack.

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want to dry some chillies how do you go about it?
have grown my own chillie plant,they are going to go to waste if i dont pull them, how do you dry them please?

Answer 10

When I did it I strung them up through the stalk and left them in a warm dry place for a few months. They've kept their bite and taste really good. If you want them quickly could try the oven method above but can't say I've tried it myself.