How Do You Make Crisp Dehydrated Vegetable Chips?
Dehydrated vegetable chips make a delicious and healthful snack. And they are easy to prepare too. Gather your favorite root vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes or parsnips, slice them thinly and then blanch the slices to preserve the flavors and nutrients. A food dehydrator will dehydrate the vegetable slices within approximately six hours and you will have a plentiful supply of crisp, dehydrated vegetable chips for munching. Fill the stockpot with water and bring it to a boil. Peel the vegetables and slice them into thin slices. The thinner the slices, the crispier they will be when they are dehydrated. Place the sliced vegetables into the boiling water. Watch the vegetables as they boil and remove them when their color intensifies. This will not take more than one to two minutes. Strain the vegetables from the hot water and place the vegetables into the bowl of ice water. Leave the vegetables in the ice water for two minutes. Strain the vegetables from the cold wate