Dehydrating Potatoes for Long-term Storage

I love to dehydrate foods. Dehydrated foods are great for long term storage and they take up a lot less space than freezing or canning. Today, I will teach you how to dehydrate potatoes. Ten pounds of potatoes, once dehydrated, will fit into just 3 quart jars. Talk about space saving! First, wash your potatoes. Once washed, you may peel the potatoes, but generally, I just leave the skins on. More nutritious this way and it eliminates a step if you do not peel them. Now, get your mandolin out. Just slice your potatoes. I use the “medium slice”. As you slice your potatoes, have a pot of water on the stove heating up. Once the water begins to boil, drop the potatoes into the water and let them boil for just 3 minutes. Once they have boiled for 3 minutes, drain them and run cool water over the potatoes to stop the cooking process. Then just lay the potatoes out onto your dehydrator trays and dehydrate. I turn on my dehydrator on before I go to bed and the potatoes are done the next morning. Place in a clean mason jar with a lid and store in a cool, dry area. These actually are peeled but like I said previously, generally, I don’t even bother to peel them. To reconstitute, just take the desired amount of potatoes and place in a pot or bowl and add enough of really hot water to cover the potatoes. Let set 10 minutes and they are ready to use. These can be added to soups, stews, or casseroles, make some au gratin potatoes or you can pan fry or even mash for mashed potatoes. Follow us on Pinterest Follow us on Twitter Follow our Youtube Channel Follow us on Instagram