badgerfan
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I often dry extra parsley for future use, but have never tried to dry cilantro. I looked far and wide for cilantro flakes but cannot find them in the store, so I am wondering if maybe it does not dry out very well. We live quite a ways from any grocery stores, so having some dried ingredients around is helpful. What is your experience?
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Dried Cilantro is..................Coriander
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriander
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essie
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Try penzeys.com, I bought a small container of cilantro at their store. I would think they sell it on line also.
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swtgran
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I have purchased a bottle or two but the flavor seems to be dried out of it.
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I purchased McCormick at Walmart, not sure which one but like said before it is not as flavorable as the fresh, course is better than nothing.. I don't see why you could not do your own..
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rscraig
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Actually this is misleading. Coriander is the ground dried seeds of the Cilantro plant and is a brown powder, whereas when most of us use the term "cilantro," we're referring to the fresh or dried leaves. Coriander does not taste the same as the leaves. You are right that cilantro does not dry well, although I have seen it sold as dried flakes in the spice aisle-it may be a regionally stocked product. One solution is to take fresh cilantro leaves, chop them finely, then put a tsp or so in each compartment of an ice tray. Fill with water and freeze. Take out the frozen cubes and store in a baggie in the freezer. These will keep for several months and can be used in soups and stews. Freezing in water does not remove the oils the way drying does. This also works well with basil.
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Try drying it yourself....I put fresh cilantro on a glass pie plate, microwave for about 6 min. stir them and rearrange until dry, let cool down and crunch with your fingers. Store in your bottle or whatever you want to use.. very easy to do, I also do fresh parsley, chives, thyme, rosemary, basil plus others this way.. I find its cheaper to buy fresh herbs and dry them yourself, also better tasting because they are fresher.
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DianneOK
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I do the same as Lucy. I try to grow my herbs while we are in our summer position and dry them.
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Steve, would one have to put the cilantro in water and freeze? Could you just place in Zip-Loc freezer bags and freeze? I've never thought about freezing/drying cilantro. I often chop red/green bell peppers and onions and freeze, though.
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I used to use one of those Ronco jerkey driers with good results. Cilantro dries ok if you remove the stems, although I think some of the flavors are lost. If I was going to the effor to dry my own, I would make it different, for example you can dry it on your bbq pit and pick up some "outdorsey" affects. For example, I will take fresh herbs and "smoke" them a bit before using, althought they are not dried out. Adds a nice twist..
 
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