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Preparation
30 minutes
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Processing
3 hours
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Difficulty
Easy
Longan is used in many beverages, notable for its sweet taste and chewy texture when enjoyed, making your sweet dish delicious and full of flavor. Today, let’s get into the kitchen and perform a tip that is extremely simple to have a batch of longan ready for snacking!
Ingredients for Longan Serves 4
Longan 1.5 kg
How to choose fresh and delicious longan
- To make a delicious longan dish, you should buy the “long” longan variety as it typically has thicker, sweeter flesh and a more fragrant aroma than other varieties.
- You should choose fruits that are still attached to the branch, in whole clusters. Avoid buying fruits that are cracked, detached from the branch, and have a sour, rotten smell.
- Ripe longan usually has a dark brown color, with the veins on the skin expanded, and when touched, the skin feels slightly bumpy and gives off a fragrant smell.
Tools for preparation
How to process Longan
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Peel and remove seeds from longan
Wash the longan, peel about 1/2 to 1/3 of the skin. Then, use the end of a spoon to press into the flesh of the longan near the stem, rotating until the seed separates from the flesh. Gently flick the longan seed away.
Continue doing this until you finish with all the longan.
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Dry longan in the oven
Cover the baking tray with foil, arrange the longan flesh on the tray. Ensure the flesh side is facing up to prevent steaming.
After arranging all the longan, place the tray in the oven. Adjust the temperature between 100°C – 120°C and bake for about 3 hours.
Tip: If you do not use an oven, you can sun-dry the longan for 2 – 3 days until it is dry, the flesh shrinks, and turns brown.
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Final Product
After completion, the longan is very chewy and fragrant, with a harmonious sweet taste, an eye-catching brownish-yellow color, and is very appealing. You can use longan to snack, cook sweet soups, make cakes, or brew tea.
How to preserve longan
- After drying, let the longan cool completely, then put it in a bag or jar that is clean, seal it tightly, and store it for 1 – 2 months at room temperature in a dry, cool place, avoiding direct sunlight.
- You can add a desiccant packet to the jar containing the longan or store the longan in the fridge refrigerator to extend its shelf life. With this method, you can increase the storage time to about 2 – 3 months!
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With the how to make longan simple and quick, you now have an ingredient to cook dessert for this summer! TasteVN wishes you success!
