How to preserve Chili Peppers for a long time

@delilhavores · 2025-09-16 16:01 · Amazing nature (AN)
ENG Hello friends, This year, my chili pepper plant (*Capsicum annuum*, "Calabrese" variety) has been at its best, producing **several kilos of bright, red, and incredibly spicy peppers**. I often use this spice in the **kitchen**, especially when preparing vegetables. But such a large quantity of peppers is truly difficult to manage, because fresh peppers don't keep for long.
ITA Ciao amici, Quest’anno la mia pianta di peperoncino (*Capsicum annuum*, varietà “calabrese”) ha dato il meglio di sé, producendo **diversi kg di frutti rossi, brillanti ed incredibilmente piccanti**. In **cucina** utilizzo spesso questa spezia, specialmente quando preparo le verdure. Ma una tale quantità di peperoncini è davvero difficile da gestire, perché da freschi non si conservano a lungo.
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So I thought about how I could increase the shelf life of these peppers. Searching online, I found two main options: **drying or freezing**. I opted for drying, fortunately because my boyfriend @ghilvar owns a **powerful dehydrator**, as he uses it for his herbal medicines.
Allora ho pensato a come avrei potuto fare per aumentare la conservazione di questi frutti. Cercando sul web, le opzioni erano principalmente due: **essiccazione o congelamento**. Ho optato per l’essiccazione, perché fortunatamente il mio fidanzato @ghilvar possiede un **essiccatore potente**, dato che utilizza per le sue erbe fitoterapiche.
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First, I **washed** the peppers thoroughly and dried them. Then, I **chopped** the peppers, removed the **seeds**, and arranged them on the dehydrator racks. The drying process took about **12 hours**. It may seem like a long time, but it actually requires no intervention on my part, so it's easily manageable. Finally, I finely chopped the dried chili peppers in my food **grinder** I transferred the powder to a glass jar, so I'll have chili peppers ready to use **for about 2 years**.
Prima di tutto, ho **lavato** bene i peperoncini e li ho asciugati. Poi, ho **tagliato** i frutti a pezzetti, rimosso i **semi**, e li ho disposti sui cestelli dell’essiccatore. L’essiccazione è durata circa **12 ore**. Può sembrare un tempo molto lungo, ma in realtà non è richiesto nessun intervento da parte mia, quindi è facilmente gestibile. Infine, ho tritato finemente i peperoncini essiccati nel mio **tritatutto**. Ho trasferito la polvere in un vasetto di vetro e in questo modo potrò avere peperoncino pronto all’uso **per circa 2 anni**.
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And you, how do you preserve these fruits? I hope you enjoyed my short tutorial. **Thanks for reading**! See you next time, *Delilha*
E voi, come conservate questi frutti? Spero che il mio breve tutorial vi sia piaciuto. **Grazie per avermi letto**! Alla prossima, *Delilha*
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