For a small amount of fresh mushrooms, you can choose to dry them in the sun. If there are more, it is best to dry them in a dryer. The fragrance of natural drying is not very strong, and the gills are white in color. The dried gills turn beige and have a rich aroma.
1. To dry fresh mushrooms in a dryer, you need to cut the mushroom legs first. The process of cutting the mushroom legs must not only be fast but also careful. The mushroom legs should be cut moderately.
2. Mushroom legs are rich in crude protein, soluble nitrogen-free substances, crude fiber and crude fat. The freshly cut mushroom legs are torn into strips by hand, and then fried with a little lean meat. The aroma of the mushroom legs and the deliciousness of the lean meat are combined, and it is indeed a delicious dish.
3. Spread the mushroom surface evenly on the bamboo rafts, put it in the oven to bake, start to bake to 30℃, then increase the temperature by 5℃ every 3 hours to 4 hours, and finally maintain The temperature should be around 60℃, and the maximum should not exceed 65℃ to avoid overcooking the mushrooms. Do not lower the temperature below 55°C to avoid prolonging the time and causing the mushrooms to turn black and deteriorate.
It takes 12 to 18 hours to bake once, and the moisture in the mushrooms will slowly evaporate under the high temperature for more than ten hours.
4. It takes 12 to 18 hours to bake once, and the water in the mushrooms will slowly evaporate under the high temperature for more than ten hours. The grilling room must be smoke-free and flame-free. It is best to be equipped with heat dissipation iron plates and exhaust equipment to prevent the mushrooms from being cooked and blackened.
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Storage methods of dried shiitake mushrooms:
1. Dry storage
After drying in the sun, the moisture content of dried shiitake mushrooms have been lost, the mushrooms must be stored dry, otherwise the dried mushrooms will easily become moldy when they regain moisture; put the dried mushrooms into a storage container and add an appropriate amount of desiccant such as charcoal lime to avoid moisture regain.
2. Low-temperature storage
Dried mushrooms should be stored in low-temperature and ventilated areas. Put the dried mushrooms in a sealed container and put them in the refrigerator or freezer, and take them out to dry in the sun every one month. Daylight and ventilation.
3. Store in the dark . Avoid storing dried mushrooms in strong light environments.
4. Sealed storage
Dried shiitake mushrooms need to be sealed and stored. The necessary process for the deterioration of shiitake mushrooms is oxidation reaction. If ventilation and oxygen supply are provided for a long time during storage, the oxidative deterioration of dried shiitake mushrooms will be accelerated. .
So try to store dried mushrooms in airtight and unventilated containers. It is best to have a food bag inside the container. Air is discharged into the container to minimize the number of times the container is opened.
5. Store separately
Dried shiitake mushrooms should be stored separately, because dried shiitake mushrooms are extremely adsorbent. Do not mix other items in containers with dried shiitake mushrooms, and do not use containers with volatile odors. or odor-absorbing containers to store dried mushrooms.