How to dry orange peels How to use dried orange peels

Many people know that orange peel is an important raw material for making tangerine peel. Maybe some people like to collect the peel when eating oranges and want to make tangerine peel with it, but there are certain methods and skills for drying orange peel. So how should orange peel be dried? How should it be used after drying? Next, the editor will introduce this knowledge to you.

How to dry orange peel

When drying orange peels, you need to pay attention to hygiene. Wash the collected orange peels in advance and put them in a sunny place to dry. Take them out and place them around 9 o'clock every morning, and put them away in the evening. Do not let the dew wet them. Turn them over during the drying process until they are completely dehydrated and dried before they can be collected. After drying, the orange peels need to be stored in a cool and ventilated place. They can only become tangerine peels after being stored for more than one year.

How to use dried orange peels

1. Seasoning

Orange peel can be used for seasoning after being dried, especially when people are stewing meat ingredients such as ribs or beef, they can put an appropriate amount of dried orange peel in the pot. It can remove the meaty smell of meat ingredients and soften the fibers in meat ingredients, making the stewed meat ingredients tender and delicious.

2. Apply to the skin

Orange peels can be used for skin application after being dried, especially in cold winter. When people get frostbite due to low temperatures, you can crush the dried orange peels into powder, add an appropriate amount of vegetable oil to make it into a paste, and apply it directly to the affected area. This will quickly reduce the swelling and pain caused by frostbite.

3. Soak in water

After the orange peel is dried, it can be used to soak in water. When soaking in water, it can be matched with a proper amount of wolfberry, longan meat, red dates and other ingredients with health-preserving effects. You can also add a proper amount of rock sugar for seasoning. The water soaked in this way is sweet and sour, attractive and nutritious. It can promote human metabolism, nourish and moisturize, and prevent and relieve human upper respiratory tract infections. In addition to these uses, it can also be boiled in soup or soaked in white wine before taking.