How To Make Dried Fish At Home /How To Dry Fish

   Dried fish is a product made by seasoning and drying fish. As the water content decreases, the nutrients are concentrated, and the protein content reaches more than 45%. So, they're a good source of protein. When the meal lacks protein food, add a little dried fish to do snacks, which can effectively supplement nutrition. When traveling out to eat some appropriate, but also to maintain physical fitness.
  The decay of fish is caused by bacteria. Bacteria multiply in water, and most fish are composed of water. That is to say, fish provide places for bacteria to multiply, so fresh fish is easy to rot. The rapid dehydration of fish, do fish dry so that the growth and reproduction of bacteria are inhibited, thus easier to preserve. Making fish into dried fish, a process of dehydration also has little effect on nutrients.
  Dried fish is popular because of its unique taste, high nutritional value, and easy preparation method.

  How to make dried fish at home

  Making dried fish at home, fresh lean fish is the best choice（like cod, halibut, bass, and so on). If you choose a few fatty or oily fish, they may go bad rapidly because of not dried well.
  When you have your fish selected, do the following.
1. Clean the fish with clean water and place them on a cutting board. Cut the fish in half with a knife.
2. Take out an appropriate amount of salt (put more), cooking wine,and some ginger into the container, stir evenly to find out the plastic wrap closed container and then put the container in a cool and ventilated position.
3. About four days , take out the salted fish on the balcony to dry, generally need to dry three to five days, it can be said that the longer the drying time outside, the more delicious the taste of dried fish.

How to dry fish in large quantities?

  This is the traditional way to make it, but if you think it takes too long, you can also try using a dehydrator to make it. The specific methods are as follows.
1.First, wash the fish and cut them into slices about the size of the bread.
2.Spread the salt and marinade evenly on the fillet. Smear the fillet on both sides. Also, make sure you have plenty of salt, as this is an important factor in preventing fish from spoiling. Spread the fish evenly on a baking sheet.
3.Place in the refrigerator for 4 to 8 hours, then drip the fillet marinade and put it in a dehydrator.Dry the fish strips in the dehydrator at 160 degrees Fahrenheit until it is firm and dry . It will take around 10 hours.
  Note:Dried fish can be stored in sealable plastic bags, glass jars, or airtight plastic containers. Store them in a dark, dry place at room temperature for not more than two months.

Recommendation of fish dehydrator/drying machine 

   Drying essence is take moisture away, but takes away the moisture temperature is not the most critical factor. The key for drying is depending on relative humidity within certain space, Baixin Company took advantage of the dry essence, originality developed a "Closed Cycle" dryer, changed the traditional heat pump dryer "bake" to "dehumidifier”. Its several advantages were unmatched by the traditional heat pump dryer.
   Baixin Food Dehydrator has a compact structure, great energy-saving, wide application, high drying quality, easy operation, simple installation and removable. it is the best drying equipment for small firms, drying experiment and scientific research. The users only connect the power to use, is the easiest operation heat pump dryer.

Advantage of fish dehydrator/drying machine 

1:Applicable：Vegetable,fruit,meat,seafood,agricultural ,noodle,wooden
2:Output：100-2000kg/h
3:Heat pump model:  1P/1.5P/3P/8P
4:Core advantages:  Commercial All-in-one universal drying equipment without installation for any material

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