How To Dry Porcini Mushrooms?

Do you want to dry your porcini mushrooms to preserve them?

We explain how to properly dry porcini mushrooms and boletes in this article! Here we go!

The Best Way To Preserve Your Porcini Mushrooms

You have just picked or bought fresh porcini mushrooms or boletes and you are wondering what is the best way to dry them to preserve them. We’re here to help.

First of all, let’s be direct with you! If you want to keep your porcini mushrooms in the best possible way, the ideal is to dry them and keep them in a jar, in a dark room.

In the following, we will see more precisely how to properly dehydrate porcini mushrooms to preserve them. Follow the guide!

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How To Dry Porcini Mushrooms

Dry Porcini Mushrooms In The Oven

The ideal way to dry your porcini mushrooms is to do it with a dehydrator or an oven set to low temperatures.

Indeed, to properly dehydrate your porcini mushrooms in your oven or dehydrator, opt for a low temperature of around 113 °F for around 6 hours! To dry them optimally, cut your boletes into slices no more than 1 cm thick. In addition, during drying, check them every 2 hours on your grid and add time if drying is not finished! Adapt this time according to the quantity of porcini mushrooms you have! The boletus must be light and dry but not crumbly!

Finally, keep in mind that good drying is done at low temperatures and over time! Because drying your boletes quickly would involve high temperatures which would cook and damage them.

Open-air Drying

To dry porcini mushrooms this way, it is best to cut them into 1 cm slices using a clean knife. Then you can dry them on a line or on a wide-mesh shelf. In addition, drying should be done in a room with low humidity and a temperature of around 20°C. Finally, the drying time can be quite long with this method and it will sometimes be necessary to wait more than a week or two, before getting dried porcini mushrooms.

Storage Of Dried Porcini Mushrooms

Once the porcini mushrooms are dried, the best way to store them is to place them in a sealed type jar. An airtight jar guarantees good insulation from the outside environment and will thus avoid problems of humidity and mould. This is clearly the best way to preserve dried porcini mushrooms.

How To Rehydrate Dried Porcini Mushrooms?

• 1 – Place your porcini mushrooms in a bowl – Place your dried porcini mushrooms in a small bowl.
• 2 – Pour boiling water over – Add the equivalent of a glass of boiling water to your dried porcini mushrooms.
• 3 – Wrap your bowl – place plastic wrap over your bowl and wait about twenty minutes!
• 4 – Reserve your rehydrated porcini mushrooms – once rehydrated, place them in a colander and carefully keep the rehydration juice.
• 5 – Wet your cooking with the rehydration juice – when cooking your porcini mushrooms in a little fat, you can gradually deglaze your preparation with the rehydration juice !

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