How to dry figs

When we eat some foods, we often find that some foods can be made into dried fruits. For example, figs can often be dried and made into dried figs, because many people like to eat dried fruits. Not only dried figs, but other dried fruits are also very popular. But people often need to dry it themselves, which is more hygienic. So how to dry figs_How to dry figs?

1. First, remove the rotten fruits, residual fruits and other impurities, and only select ripe figs. After washing them, remove the stalks. Larger figs can be cut into two pieces, while smaller ones do not need to be cut. This will facilitate the drying and baking of the figs and speed up the production.

2. The next step is drying and artificial drying: put all the dried figs on the drying mat and put them into the drying box. The baking temperature should be higher at the beginning, 80-85℃, and the temperature should be lower in the later stage, 50-55℃. The baking time is generally about 10 hours.

3. Natural drying, as the name implies, means drying in the sun: put the figs on drying trays, drying curtains, or drying mats, and dry them in the sun. When drying, you should also pay attention to one problem: many people do not turn the figs over at this step;

This will directly affect the taste and dryness of the dried figs, so they must be turned over frequently. Otherwise, the back-lit side will not be easy to dry, resulting in the dried figs not tasting good.

4. The last step is to soften the figs. Wrap the dried figs with plastic film, then put them into a plastic food bag, seal it, and let it soften for 2 or 3 days. The dried figs are ready! The last step is also crucial, so it cannot be ignored.

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Benefits of dried figs:

Nature and flavor: sweet; cool in nature. Meridians: Lung, stomach, large intestine. Functions and indications: Clears away heat and promotes the production of body fluids; strengthens the spleen and stimulates appetite; detoxifies and reduces swelling. It is used to treat sore throat, dry cough and hoarseness, scanty milk, intestinal heat and constipation, loss of appetite, indigestion, diarrhea, dysentery, carbuncle and ringworm.

1. Figs contain malic acid, citric acid, lipase, protease, hydrolase, etc., which can help the body digest food and promote appetite. Because they contain a variety of lipids, they have the effect of moisturizing the intestines and promoting bowel movements.

2. The lipase and hydrolase contained in figs have the function of lowering blood lipids and decomposing blood lipids, which can reduce the deposition of fat in blood vessels, thereby playing a role in lowering blood pressure and preventing coronary heart disease;

3. Figs have anti-inflammatory and anti-swelling effects, and can relieve sore throat and swelling;

4. The unripe fruit serum contains active ingredients such as psoralen and fugoside lactone, and the ripe fruit juice can be extracted from an aromatic substance called benzaldehyde. Both have the effects of preventing cancer and enhancing the body's disease resistance.

It can prevent the occurrence of many cancers, delay the development of transplanted adenocarcinoma and lymphosarcoma, promote their degeneration, and will not be toxic to normal cells.

Pregnant women should eat appropriate amounts of figs regularly. Because figs are not only rich in nutrients, but can also treat hemorrhoids and promote lactation.

Chinese medicine has concluded in long-term clinical practice that figs are mild in nature, sweet in taste, can strengthen the stomach, cleanse the intestines, reduce swelling and detoxify, and can be used to treat enteritis, dysentery, constipation, hemorrhoids, sore throat, carbuncles, scabies, etc.