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Drying herbs is a great way to preserve a bountiful harvest. Learn how quick and easy it is to do in a microwave and which herbs are best when dried. Traditionally, herbs are hung to dry. You can cook Tex's Microwave Dried Herbs 🌿 using 5 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Tex's Microwave Dried Herbs 🌿

It's 1 large of bowl of herbs.
Prepare 1 of Microwave.
Prepare 2 of sheets of kitchen paper.
You need 1 large of funnel.
It's 1 of airtight jar.

Drying herbs microwave - nordic ware microwave corn popper. a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data. Here is how you achieve that. All it takes is two very simple steps to dry herbs in the microwave: Make sure the herbs are squeaky clean first. Wash the herbs in cool water, swishing them around to remove any dirt or dust from the leaves.

Tex's Microwave Dried Herbs 🌿 instructions

Take a bowl full of herbs. My indoor basil plant was growing out of control and I had no dried basil, so the answer was obvious. I trimmed it back enough so that I ended up with almost a full 3 litre bowl (6 pints).
Now the boring bit... remove all the stems.
Next, sandwich between two sheets of kitchen paper.
Now, flatten a little with a heavy book for a few minutes, then transfer to the microwave and heat on high for 1 minute then allow to rest for 30 seconds. Heat again on high for 30 seconds and rest for 30 seconds. Keep heating for 30 seconds and resting for 30 seconds until the herbs are ready to crumble. This will take about 6-10 minutes depending on the power of your microwave..
Notice how much volume you lose once the water has left the herbs.
Break up the herbs with a mortar and pestle, or into a bowl with your hands. Leave a few leaves uncrumbled so that their flavour is preserved stronger for longer. Transfer the whole leaves into an air tight container first (I'm using a 70ml/2½ fluid ounce Kilner spice jar). Use a large funnel for the flaked herbs. Clear the spout with a skewer if necessary.
Finally, seal, label, and try to contain your disappointment at how little you made out of that big bowl full 😸.

Lift the herbs out of the water and thoroughly pat them dry with paper towels or a clean kitchen towel. Dried herbs are best kept in a cool, dry place, such as a pantry or cupboard at room temperature. However, if the room temperature is always quite humid or hot, keeping the dried herbs in an absolutely airtight container in the refrigerator may help their flavor to keep for longer. Delicate and moist herbs like parsley, mint, tarragon, cilantro, chervil, basil, and chives lose a great deal more of their flavor when dried. It simply flies off the herbs along with the water while you're dehydrating them.