Select and dry ripe papayas
The pulp of papayas has a melon-like consistency and a relatively weak taste of its own. Therefore absolutely must for drying fully ripe papayas be selected with a maximum flavor intensity. These can only be dried successfully if their pulp is cut into slices no more than one centimeter thick. The pieces can then be dried in the oven at around 50 degrees Celsius within a few hours. Make sure that you put the pieces in the containers for storage only with a very low level of residual moisture. Otherwise there is a risk that the dried papayas will be damaged during the storage go moldy.
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Prepare and dry the papaya seeds
The seeds inside papayas are particularly suitable for drying. If they are dried whole, they can be chewed in small portions several times a day in the event of intestinal complaints and thus used for intestinal regulation. Before drying, the papaya seeds must be completely cleaned of any pulp by placing them between two layers of kitchen paper This is the only way to dry them in the oven at around 50 degrees Celsius without the risk of mold growth consists. The dried seeds can be stored for months in airtight containers and ground like pepper with a spice grinder and used as a hot spice for various dishes.
Alternative ways of preserving papayas
The drying of the pulp is not a particularly promising method of storage for papayas, because that The pulp does not have a very intense taste of its own and is no longer as refreshing when dried works. But there are also other ways to keep the delicious fruits a little longer:
- the Freeze
- the boiling down
- the candying
For candying, the fruits cut into pieces are poured over several days in a row with a previously boiled, lukewarm sugar solution. By means of osmotic processes, water is withdrawn from the fruit and the sugar content is increased to a conservative level.
Tips & Tricks
Papayas that have been stored for too long are no longer really suitable for drying because their pulp is too soft for it and often has a deficit in taste.
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