Fruit Jerky Experiment
Since tomorrow, 17 March, is St. Patrick’s Day, Jersey Shore decided to make some “fruit jerky.”
“What better way to celebrate St. Patrick than with dried tomatoes and some other fruits?” said Aggie Ring. “And!!! I pity the poor fool who doesn’t know that a tomato is a fruit.”
“But…” I said. “We’ve never done anything like this before. What if we rip a hole in the fabric of the space-time continuum and destroy the galaxy?”
“Look. If it doesn’t come out well, we can just rehydrate them in some vodka.” said Aggie Ring.
“Oh, Tito’s!” I pleaded.
We went to the grocers. Aggie Ring wanted some really fleshy heirloom tomatoes but they didn’t have any. Aggie Ring made a command decision to go with Roma tomatoes. They’re fairly fleshy. You can’t make dehydrated tomatoes out of salad tomatoes according to the documentation we’ve found. They are great on salads, but not for drying out and maintaining flavor.
A couple of pineapples were picked out that seemed very fresh. In a moment of Aggie Ring lunacy, he picked out some honeydew melon. After letting out his trademark “Evil Aggie Ring™” laugh, Aggie Ring said, “I’ve always been a fool for a good honeydew melon.”
It turned out to be easier to prepare the fruits than any of the beef, pork, or poultry we’ve made jerky from in the past. Wash, peal, slice and throw into the “big ass” dehydrator. No need to marinade.
Aggie Ring cut of the tops of the Roma tomatoes where they had connected to the stem and sliced them vertically down the middle. This way, they form a “pool” or perhaps “jacuzzi” is a better word for the mass of the tomato fruit to form in while the moisture is being pulled out of them. You don’t want the “good stuff” to drip through all of the trays.
The pineapple and honeydew were cut into small pieces and also placed on trays in the dehydrator.
“Well,” said Aggie Ring. “My work here is done. See you guys in about 10 hours.”
I hope this all works out. If not, I’ll have to bring in Texas Aggie Ring’s Austin, Texas buddy “Tito” to see what can be done to get some life back into the fruits.
#AggieRing
Fruit Jerky Experiment
Since tomorrow, 17 March, is St. Patrick’s Day, Jersey Shore decided to make some “fruit jerky.”
“What better way to celebrate St. Patrick than with dried tomatoes and some other fruits?” said Aggie Ring. “And!!! I pity the poor fool who doesn’t know that a tomato is a fruit.”
“But…” I said. “We’ve never done anything like this before. What if we rip a hole in the fabric of the space-time continuum and destroy the galaxy?”
“Look. If it doesn’t come out well, we can just rehydrate them in some vodka.” said Aggie Ring.
“Oh, Tito’s!” I pleaded.
We went to the grocers. Aggie Ring wanted some really fleshy heirloom tomatoes but they didn’t have any. Aggie Ring made a command decision to go with Roma tomatoes. They’re fairly fleshy. You can’t make dehydrated tomatoes out of salad tomatoes according to the documentation we’ve found. They are great on salads, but not for drying out and maintaining flavor.
A couple of pineapples were picked out that seemed very fresh. In a moment of Aggie Ring lunacy, he picked out some honeydew melon. After letting out his trademark “Evil Aggie Ring™” laugh, Aggie Ring said, “I’ve always been a fool for a good honeydew melon.”
It turned out to be easier to prepare the fruits than any of the beef, pork, or poultry we’ve made jerky from in the past. Wash, peal, slice and throw into the “big ass” dehydrator. No need to marinade.
Aggie Ring cut of the tops of the Roma tomatoes where they had connected to the stem and sliced them vertically down the middle. This way, they form a “pool” or perhaps “jacuzzi” is a better word for the mass of the tomato fruit to form in while the moisture is being pulled out of them. You don’t want the “good stuff” to drip through all of the trays.
The pineapple and honeydew were cut into small pieces and also placed on trays in the dehydrator.
“Well,” said Aggie Ring. “My work here is done. See you guys in about 10 hours.”
I hope this all works out. If not, I’ll have to bring in Texas Aggie Ring’s Austin, Texas buddy “Tito” to see what can be done to get some life back into the fruits.
#AggieRing