Method 1: Dry naturally. Not all kinds of oranges can make dried tangerine peel. I buy some Sichuan red oranges to make dried tangerines every winter. The preparation method is: add a pinch of flour to clear water, soak the orange for 8- 10 minutes, and clean the orange peel. When peeling oranges, pay attention to peel them into the shape of four petals, which is convenient for subsequent drying and preservation. Put the orange peel in a sunny place to dry. Finally, put the dried orange peel in a plastic bag or box and seal it, write the date, and it can be used the next year. Of course, the longer the storage time, the better the medicinal effect.

Method 2: three steaming and three drying. Wash the orange peel first, dry it in the sun, and dry it. Then put the orange peel into a steamer and steam it thoroughly with water, dry the steamed orange peel again, and then steam it dry for the second and third times in the same way. The dried tangerine peel made by this method will taste better than the directly dried tangerine peel, and has a strong tangerine peel fragrance. Of course, it needs to be stored for 1-2 years, or longer, to be a real dried tangerine peel.

Why can't dried tangerine peel be called Chen? In fact, the most important thing about dried tangerine peel is the word "Chen". Generally, only dried tangerine peel aged for more than 3 years can be called dried tangerine peel, and dried tangerine peel aged for more than 5 years will have medicinal value. Generally, the longer the storage time, the greater the medicinal value, so the common dried tangerine peel has no function except fragrance, which is why it is called dried tangerine peel instead of dried tangerine peel.