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Preparation
10 minutes
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Processing
4 hours 5 minutes
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Difficulty
Medium
The lychee season has arrived, and if you’re tired of the taste of fresh lychee, you can also refer to many ways of processing fresh lychee to refresh your palate and preserve it longer, such as soaking lychee or drying lychee. Today, let’s make the Into the kitchen dish from TasteVN with dried lychee using an air fryer at home, which is incredibly simple.
Ingredients for Dried Lychee Using Air Fryer For 250g dried lychee
Fresh lychee 1 kg Salt 1 teaspoon
How to Choose Fresh, Sweet Lychee
- You should choose lychees that are just ripe, with a pink-red skin, round shape, and smooth spikes.
- Avoid choosing lychees with many black spots on the skin, as this is a sign of rotten or overripe fruits.
- Prefer those still attached to the branch, with fresh and plump skin.
Tools Needed
How to Process Dried Lychee with an Air Fryer
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Prepare the Lychee
After purchasing, use scissors to cut the lychees from the bunch, leaving about 0.5cm of the stem. Then, soak them in diluted salt water for 15 minutes and then drain.
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Blanch the Lychee
Place a pot of water on the stove, wait for the water to boil, then add the lychee and blanch for 3 minutes. After that, remove and drain.
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Drying Lychee
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius using the Pre-heat mode and press start. When the oven is hot, place the lychee in the air fryer and dry at 80 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes.
After the time is up, open it to check and repeat another 7 times at 80 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes.
This means the total drying time is 4 hours.
Now the dried lychee is ready, let it cool and enjoy, and store the remaining part properly.
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Final Product
The dried lychee using the air fryer after completion has a very attractive dark brown color, with a rich sweet taste and a chewy texture that is quite unique.
With this dish, you can make many drinks to refresh or to enjoy during gatherings with friends, which is also very suitable.
Guide on how to preserve dried lychee for a long time
- Let the lychee cool, then put it into a small plastic bag suitable for one meal for the family (or a tightly sealed container), and tie it securely. Turn the bag inside out and wrap it with another layer of bag. Finally, place the small bags of lychee into a larger bag, tie it tightly, and store it in a dry, cool place.
- After that, every 2 – 3 months, you can dry it again and package it as described above.
- With the above method, you can use lychee for 6 months to 1 year.
Some notes when eating dried lychee
- Limit or avoid eating lychee if you have diabetes.
- Do not eat too many lychees at once, preferably under 10 fruits in each serving.
- You can use dried lychee to prepare some drinks and desserts.
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Just a few simple steps, the dried lychee using an oil-free fryer is delicious and appealing has been completed. Hope the shares from the Kitchen section of TasteVN will be helpful for you in the kitchen.
