DEHYDRATE CITRUS FOR COCKTAIL GARNISHES
Saw these at a restaurant in a fun cocktail and thought I would try my hand at them. The lessons I learned was don't leave in too long or they will brown -- the larger fruit like oranges take about another hour -- make sure that the fruit is totally dry to touch - or else you will discover they will end up with black around the edges from moisture! It's a learning curve but fun!
To begin, turn on your oven as low as possible (this will be 200 degrees F for most ovens). Cut your citrus into thin wheels, and place the wheels on parchment paper on a baking sheet. Hamic estimates the process will take about a day, but it’s wise to check in every few hours to make sure the wheels don’t over-dry. “If you’re doing it in the oven at home, don’t open the oven door too often, for the same reason as if you’re making cake or bread. Leave it alone and let it do what it does,” he says. “You can tell when they’re done because they will be dry and won’t feel tacky anymore.”
To begin, turn on your oven as low as possible (this will be 200 degrees F for most ovens). Cut your citrus into thin wheels, and place the wheels on parchment paper on a baking sheet. Hamic estimates the process will take about a day, but it’s wise to check in every few hours to make sure the wheels don’t over-dry. “If you’re doing it in the oven at home, don’t open the oven door too often, for the same reason as if you’re making cake or bread. Leave it alone and let it do what it does,” he says. “You can tell when they’re done because they will be dry and won’t feel tacky anymore.”
Hamic says dehydrated wheels can be stored in a glass jar and left at room temperature and will keep for about a month. They can also be rehydrated when needed. “If someone wants to have hot water with lemon, or a wedge with their drink, by cooking these low and slow you can put one of those into a drink, and in a few minutes it rehydrates and infuses that drink with flavor.”
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