Ср, 05 окт 2016 Автор: Аля Кис
There is hardly a person who does not love the savory traditional
horseradish condiments for meat or fish dishes. And some
use it not only in cooking, but even prepare healing
settings from various ailments.
To always keep in stock and apply as needed
universal roots, it is useful to know how to store horseradish at home
conditions until the new harvest.
Using the available tips in the harvested product
There will be useful qualities, taste and aroma for a long time.
Contents
Preparation of horseradish for storage
For storage of horseradish is best to take 2-3 year roots, namely in
this age they have concentrated maximum benefit and taste
qualities. Since too young are not yet poignant, but
old ones become coarse and fibrous for food. If the vegetable grows
in their own garden, then dig up horseradish in late October or
early November. The main thing is to do it before the first frost, otherwise
Storage horseradish will not be suitable, due to the fact that it becomes brittle.
After the plant is excavated, it must be sorted and
leave only the best rhizomes. If horseradish is purchased on
market should follow this rule.
The following horseradish roots are suitable for storage:
• intact, with no signs of damage;
• medium size, at least with a thumb thickness;
• strong, juicy;
• the cut must be white;
• without leaves.
It remains to shake off the roots of the excess earth, dry
future workpiece in a warm, well ventilated room and
decide on a suitable option to store horseradish.
How to store horseradish at home in the cellar
For owners of your own home will be suitable way to store horseradish
in the cellar or basement.
To the roots have survived the winter, not losing all
unique qualities, you can use the following practical
tips on keeping horseradish at home:
1. Use of wooden boxes and sand. For this method
horseradish wash is not necessary, enough to shake off the excess land. AT
wooden boxes must be laid out in a row so that they
did not touch each other. Then pour clean,
sifted sand 3 cm thick. Next, lay the next row of horseradish and
do the same way, the number of layers can be on
discretion.
Полезный совет: для сохранности и свежести
horseradish should maintain the moisture of the sand. Via
spray it needs to be evenly sprinkled with water once a
a week The optimum temperature in the basement should not be below 0 ° and
to + 2 ° C, and humidity in the range of 80-90%.
2. Hermetic storage of horseradish in a plastic bag. For this
Options sorted roots are immersed in a container with cold
water and thoroughly washed. After which they must be decomposed
on a paper surface and dry well. Prepared by
put root vegetables in clean bags and fill with air until
dense state (inflate).
Интересно: импровизированная герметичная
packaging will help keep the horseradish at home to at least
the beginning of spring.
3. Storage of horseradish with peat. AT данном случае немытые
vegetables are laid out in a row, and crushed
peat crumb (interlayer ranges from 3 to 5 cm). This method
preferred by many experienced gardeners, because temporary
the period of preservation of products is significantly increased even
small frosts.
На заметку:благодаря торфяной подстилке,
it will be possible to avoid the occurrence of putrefactive processes,
white and blue mold because peat has antiseptic
properties and eliminates pathogenic bacteria.
In the absence of a cellar, on a similar technology can
keep the hell out of the glassed-in balcony by covering the drawers with a blanket during
frost time.
How to store horseradish at home with
the fridge
It is very convenient to store horseradish at home using
fridge.
There are two simple ways that
will be able to extend the freshness of the roots:
• хранение хрена на нижней полке the fridge. For this
root vegetables need to be washed, dried with a paper towel and
put in bags or wrap in plastic wrap. Resorting to
this option, you can use the product for a month
after which he will already lose elasticity and freshness. In the presence of
special sealed container shelf life will increase to 3
months;
• to keep horseradish at home for a long time and always
have fresh throughout the winter, it is better to put it in the freezer
the camera. Clean, dried roots cut into portions for
convenience and placed on a baking sheet in a single layer. Then sent to
camera for quick freezing. Preparations to pack on packages – in
any time the product is suitable for use, and most importantly
all useful and taste properties remain.
The advantage of storage in the freezer is compact,
availability at any time, as well as a long shelf life (1
year). In addition, sauce or seasoning made from
frozen blanks are almost impossible to distinguish from fresh
root.
Storage of horseradish in the form of dry powder and fresh seasoning
No less common way to store horseradish –
harvesting dried raw materials in an oven or natural
by. Baking sheet should cover with parchment paper and
place on it sliced thin rhizome plates. Then
send in oven at 45 ° С until completely dry.
The cooled pieces are ground in a coffee grinder, and the resulting powder
Pour into clean glass jars, tightly closed with a lid.
Horseradish is stored at home, harvested in such a way more
of the year.
If desired, you can dry the hell in the sun.
Then peeled and chopped roots should be laid out on cardboard or
plywood, leaving them to dry until complete evaporation of moisture. On practice
It is noted that the natural way horseradish dries much longer
therefore, in order to save time, it is better to resort to an electric dryer
for vegetables or oven.
Another good way to keep horseradish at home
conditions for a long time, this is the preparation of spices / sauce from fresh
roots. For a basic recipe, they should be rubbed on
finely grate or twist in a meat grinder, add vinegar, salt,
sugar to taste. Then разложить в стеклянные емкости и
to preserve. For reliability, the container can be pasteurized, although
thanks to the antibacterial qualities of horseradish, such preparations cost
3-4 months in a cold place without this process. Some mistresses
for variety of taste, beetroot or lemon is added to the appetizer
сок, душистый перец и другие специи на свое discretion. If the sauce
supposed to be eaten for several days, then vinegar can not
add. Since it plays the role of a preservative, allowing you to keep
horseradish at home not only for a long time, but not
lose him a sharp taste and signature flavor.
