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Dehydrating Mushrooms
This dehydrating mushrooms recipe guides you through cleaning and slicing fresh mushrooms before drying them in a dehydrator at a controlled low temperature. It’s designed for various mushroom types like shiitake, porcini, chanterelle, button, and enoki. Drying intensifies their flavor and preserves mushrooms for long-term storage or future use in recipes.
Prep Time
5 mins
Drying Time
7 hrs
Total Time
7 hrs 5 mins
Servings:
10
oz
Calories:
6 kcal
Course:
Others
Cuisine:
Chinese, Japanese, American
Ingredients
- 10 ounces mushrooms *see Notes
Instructions
- Clean your mushrooms from dirt. Don't rinse mushrooms with gills because water gets trapped in the gills. Scrub them with a brush. Porcini and button mushrooms can be rinsed but dry them well with a kitchen cloth or paper.
- Cut off any bad ends. The caps of button mushrooms can be peeled too but that's optional. You can choose to cut your mushrooms in half or to slice them. It depends on the mushroom variety and how you want to use them when dried.
- Place mushrooms on a dehydrator tray. Spread them out so that they all have place.
- Stack trays over each other in the dehydrator. 10 oz/280 gm mushrooms fill up about 1 tray.
- Dry your mushrooms over a medium dehydrator heat setting at around 135 Fahrenheit or 50 Celsius. Keep them to dry for 6 to 8 hours or until dry enough.
- Store dried mushrooms in an airtight container and use them as needed.
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Notes
- Do not rinse mushrooms with gills as water gets trapped; clean them with a brush instead.
- Porcini and button mushrooms can be rinsed but must be dried thoroughly before dehydrating.
- Slice or halve mushrooms based on type and intended use after drying.
- Store dried mushrooms in an airtight container to maintain quality.
- Dry at approximately 135°F (50°C) for 6 to 8 hours or until fully dried.
Nutrition Information
Calories
6kcal
(0%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
90mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
1mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10 oz
Amount Per Serving
Calories 6
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 6kcal | 0% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 90mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 1mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.