In winter, regular intake of vitamins is very important.
Of course, you can use synthetic vitamins to maintain health, but it is better to use naturalwhich are found in large quantities in fresh vegetables and fruits.
But where to find in winter good fresh gifts of nature?
Where do you get fruits that have not been subjected to chemical treatments for longer storage and not grown in greenhouse conditions with the use of various kinds of fertilizers (and not always safe for the body)?
The answer is simple: vegetables and fruits. it is necessary to stockpile. You can read about how to store fresh carrots in the cellar, and also how to leave carrots for the winter in the garden right in the ground, on our website.
Preparations for the winter can be done in various ways, but many of the methods are able to reduce and sometimes completely deprive the products of all useful elements and vitamins. On how to freeze carrots for the winter in the freezer, we have already told in our article.
One of the methods by which vegetables and fruits retain their useful qualities, is drying - dehydration and further drying of the product.
general information
Carrots are a root vegetable rich in vitamins, minerals and microelements. By harvesting this vegetable for the winter by drying, you can get a full-fledged during the whole winter period. vitamin and mineral complex. On our site you can find all the necessary information about the storage of carrots.
Read in our article about how and at what time it is better to harvest carrots from the garden, so that all the vitamins and nutrients are preserved in it.
Carrot drying is one of the methods of drying during which dehydration and drying its at a relatively low temperature, which contributes to the preservation of proteins.
Than carrots drying different from normal drying? Dried carrots, unlike dried carrots, have a more beautiful appearance, elastic texture and bright taste and aroma.
You can also find out about various ways of drying carrots for winter at home on our website.
Benefit
What is useful dried carrots? As already mentioned, the dried product retains its unchanged chemical composition. Carrots harvested in this way contain:
- amino acids;
- carotene;
- salt and sugar;
- enzymes and flavonoids;
- alimentary fiber;
- vitamins (A, B, B2, C, PP, folic acid);
- trace elements (calcium, potassium, sodium, iodine, iron).
For example, daily consumption carrots helps strengthen the retina, helps eliminate conjunctivitis, helps people suffering from myopia and blepharitis. Regular consumption of dried carrots has a beneficial effect on the health and functioning of the organs of the respiratory system.
There is a benefit of dried carrot on the vitality of a person acceleration of regeneration processes in the body. A small portion of dried carrots, eaten in the morning, will help fight drowsiness and fatigue.
Included vitamins and minerals helps to increase body resistance to viruses and infections. Dried carrots are ideal for people with dysbiosis and intestinal atony.
Calorie content: 100 g dried carrot contains 132 kcal.
Vegetable preparation
Before you begin the process of harvesting carrots must be prepared root vegetables.
It should be noted that carrots are suitable for drying. all table varieties.
Fresh carrot needed clean thoroughly from earth and dust (wash with running water), remove tops, peel. Peeled roots again Rinse, but already boiled water, and let dry a little or to dry a towel.
Grind on circles, about 2.5 cm thick or in cubes, the thickness of which must also be in the range of 2-2.5 cm, and a length of not more than 5 cm.
Cut the sliced product into a deep container, pour sugar (for 1 kg of carrots 150-170 g of granulated sugar), pressing down on top of the yoke. In this form, carrots is maintained 12-15 hours at a temperature of 18 degrees.
After a specified time, the separated carrot juice is drained, again pour in the same amount of sugar and stand again at 18 degrees, another 15 hours. After re-separating the juice, the carrots are placed in a container with hot sugar syrup (per 1 kg of carrot 250 g of sugar in 350 ml of water) and incubated in it for 10-15 minutes.
ImportantA: The temperature of the syrup should not be less than 90 degrees.
Process
How to make dried carrots? Drying:
- The carrots produced during the above process are discarded by colander (for maximum elimination of moisture).
- Spread out on baking tray 1 layer.
- Put the pan in dry dark place with good ventilation.
- After 2-3 days, slices of root vegetables are necessary. turn over and leave for another 7-10 days.
Readiness product is determined by its consistency - carrots of medium softness, elastic, dense.
In the oven
How to prepare dried carrots in the oven? After preparation of the root, the cutting, scattered on a baking sheet, is placed in heated to 85 ° C oven for 20-25 minutes.
After letting the carrots cool, it is again sent to the oven, but already for 40 minutesby reducing the temperature to 70 ° C.
Last Heat treatment also lasts 40 minutes at 70 ° C.
Recipes
Carrots with beet stalks
It will take:
- 700 g of prepared and chopped carrots;
- 300 g of beet petioles;
- 350 grams of sugar.
Mix carrots and scapes, put in a deep container and pour sugar. Place the filled container in a dark room with temperature conditions. 3-6 degrees. After 72 hours, drain the resulting juice, pour hot sugar syrup (sugar / water ratio 1: 1) for 15 minutes. Next is dried in a natural or artificial way.
Vanilla carrots
It will take:
- 1 kg of peeled and chopped root vegetables;
- 250 grams of sugar;
- 1 tsp citric acid;
- 1 g of vanilla.
Sprinkle carrots into slices or cubes with sugar, pre-mixing it with citric acid and vanilla.
To stand under the yoke about 12 hours.
After the vegetable provides enough juice, the container must be put on a slow fire and boil.
At the moment when the mass begins to boil, the fire is turned off and drain juice. Fruits spread out on a baking sheet and place in oven. Drying is performed by the method described earlier.
Storage
Dried carrots are used in cooking, added to tea, used as an independent delicacy. Carrots harvested in this way will a great alternative to candy for small children.
A delicious product that can not only delight in its use, but also bring benefit to the body in the period of winter cold.
