How to Dry Parsley
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5
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
25 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
1
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Course
Condiments
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Cuisine
American
How to Dry Parsley
Description
Drying parsley by placing whole bunches, including stems and leaves, on a baking sheet and heating in an oven set to 170°F is an effective way to preserve the herb. The spreading ensures even drying without overlap. Monitoring the parsley prevents browning, and baking continues in short intervals if needed until leaves are brittle.
After drying, gently crumbling the leaves over a bowl detaches them from the stems, yielding dried parsley flakes ready for storage. Keeping them in an airtight glass container stored in a cool, dry place maintains quality for future cooking uses.
This method allows making homemade dried parsley without commercial additives or processing, keeping flavor concentrated and ready to enhance dishes that call for dried herbs.
Ingredients
- 1 parsley bunch
Instructions
- Preheat the oven 170 degrees F. Then spread out the fresh parsley onto a baking sheet. Make sure not to overlap the parsley. Also, I place the whole parsley (stem and leaves) on the baking sheet.
- Then place the baking sheet in the oven and cook it for 20-25 minutes until the leaves are dry and crumble easily. Make sure to check the parsley regularly while it's cooking as you want the parsley to be dried but not browned. If the parsley is not dry after this cook time, continue to bake in 5 minutes intervals until the parsley is dry.
- Then place the stem over a bowl and gently crumb the leaves with your fingers so that it falls off the stem into the bowl. Continue this process until all the parsley leaves are removed and crumbled.
- Then transfer the dried parsley to an air tight glass container and store in a dry cool place.
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