The invention discloses a room-temperature hot-
air drying dehydration processing method for a fresh
bitter gourd. The method comprises the following steps: a), the fresh good-quality
bitter gourd with thick
flesh, moderate maturity and green
skin and without mechanical damage, scabs,
insect pests and standard-exceeding
pesticide residues is selected; b), the
bitter gourd is washed with clear water,
cut in half, subjected to pulp removal, seed removal and removal of two ends, sterilized and
cut into 0.5-cm thick pieces, and then the bitter
gourd pieces are washed again, fished out and drained for standby application; c), the bitter
gourd pieces are dispersed on a multi-layer stainless steel layered rack, the whole rack is pushed into a
drying chamber of a dehydrator, and the bitter
gourd pieces are subjected to
dehydration drying at the hot
air temperature of 30-50 DEG C for 5-6 h, cooled at the
room temperature, packaged and put into storage. According to the method, soaking, color protection and high-temperature
drying links are omitted, the original nutrients as well as color,
aroma and taste of the bitter gourd are kept to the greatest extent, a product can be stored for a long time, the variety of bitter gourd food is enriched, the storage life and the supply period of the bitter gourd are prolonged, the demand for eating the gourd throughout the year is met, and the bitter gourd is convenient to store and eat.