Homemade dried longan

Overview

My family is in a rural area, so I have a vegetable garden and an orchard. Almost no one is farming the land that used to be on the mountainside anymore, and every household has planted fruit trees instead. Most of them also grow oranges and longans. Therefore, from the end of July to August every year, you can eat enough longan at home. Because it is available in many homes, it is basically not sold. If you have more than you can eat, you can use it to dry longan or peel the flesh to make dried longan. Dried longan can be stored for a long time. My family basically eats it until the Chinese New Year, so when greeting guests during the Spring Festival, it is better to use dried longan at home.

Tags

• common dishes
• snacks
• fresh longan

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Pick out the rotten longans from the freshly picked ones.

   

2. 2 Boil water in a large pot until the water bubbles (no need to boil).

   

3. 3 Blanch the longans in batches for about half a minute (you can peel one to see if it turns from transparent to milky white).

   

4. 4 Remove and drain.

   

5. 5 Just expose it to the sun.

   

6. 6 This has been in the sun for four or five days.

   

7. 7 It's been in the sun for ten days.