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@ Atomic Automation
2024-02-02 21:40:35Chef's notes
This is a mashup of research done online combined with a couple years of personal experience. The pictutes are in chronological order and correspond to the steps in the recipe.
Details
- ⏲️ Prep time: 4 days
- 🍳 Cook time: 0 minutes
- 🍽️ Servings: 1
Ingredients
- Turmeric plant
Directions
- When the leaves turn bown, or new shoots start coming up, it's time to harvest (usually Jan-Feb)
- Dig up the big stuff and replant any sprouts that are coming up
- Trim off any small roots and get most of the dirt out. Don't worry if they're not totally clean, we'll get to that later
- Break apart the rhyzomes and cut off any little bits. They're immature and won't make good turmeric powder
- Peel off the outer laer to reveal that beautiful orange color
- Once peeled, give them a final wash. This is where getting the dirt off actually matters
- Finely grate the turmeric
- Spread out on a cutting board, cookie sheet, plate or some other flat surface and set aside to dry
- After a day or two, move the partially dried turmeric around so it dies more quickly and easily, repeat until it feels dry
- Put the dried turmeric into a spice grinder (aka, coffee grinder). A blender can work if that's all you have. This will make a nice fine powder. The powder will likely not feel entirely dry. Lay it out on your horizontal surface again for a few days to dry. Repeat drying/grinding until it's dry.
- Bottle it up and enjoy