marinated vegetables on food dehydrators?

So there's a party I'm going to and I promised to make jerkies, but a few of them are vegans.

I'm wondering if there are vegetables (or anything non-meat) that can be marinated with roughly the same kind of stuff you use for jerkies, and then dehydrated to become some kind of tasty, savory snack?

I once had some pretty tasty dried peas which were quite savory, would using the same kind of marinade with jerkies and putting them on the dehydrator work? They were pretty crunchy, but the last time I tried dehydrating banana slices they ended up being rather chewy instead.

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Best Answer

What about tofu? It can be "jerkyfied" pretty easily. For example: http://www.ehow.com/how_2128547_make-tofu-jerky.html

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Can you marinate vegetables before dehydrating?

You can try to do it with a vegetable, by adding marinade, pectin and acid to the puree before dehydrating, but it will definitely need lots of tries and tweaking to get it right. I'd consider doing tomatoes -- I've never done it myself, but I've always felt that sundried tomatoes have something jerkeyish about them...

Should vegetables be cooked before dehydrating?

A general rule of thumb for dehydrating- if you eat it raw then there is no need to pre-cook the food before the drying. Vegetables like corn, broccoli and celery require blanching before dehydrating. Blanching is cooking the food item in boiling water then putting it in cold water.

Is there any point in marinating vegetables?

Marinating vegetables is the easiest way to infuse them with a ton of flavor. It packs them with big, bold flavor you just can't get any other way. The vegetables actually absorb some of the marinade, helping to season them from the inside out.

What vegetables can you dry in a dehydrator?

Vegetables dehydrate well, but because they contain less acid than fruits, vegetables typically need to be dried longer until they are brittle. Vegetable options for dehydrating include onions, potatoes, turnips, corn, peas, celery, beets and carrots.

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