Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, boiled chestnuts. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Boiled chestnuts is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Boiled chestnuts is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
Creamy and sweet boiled chestnuts is one of the most delicious and easy fall snacks you can make at home. Cooked chestnuts in general are very characteristic of fall. I love chestnuts and they're in season until end of December, so check out my short vlog about boiling, cooking and checking how they look done. :) Boiling chestnuts will also allow you to enjoy the vitamins and minerals that the nuts possess Choose chestnuts at the store that are fresh and large.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook boiled chestnuts using 4 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Boiled chestnuts:
- Prepare pick nice large shiny chestnuts
- Make ready the respective amount of water
- Make ready 1 tsp salt
- Prepare small knife
Start the steamer and after the water is boiling put the nuts in the steamer compartment. Chestnuts - how to roast, boil, and shell them, and what to do with them after. Growing up, I always thought of chestnuts as a bit of a luxury. Every year my step dad would take on the job of roasting.
Instructions to make Boiled chestnuts:
- Wash the chestnuts thoroughly.
- Using a pointy and very sharp knife carve a cross at the bottom, wide part of each chestnut.
- Boil as much water as is needoed to amply cover the chestnuts,
- And as soon as the water has boiled, season lightly with salt and add the chestnuts. Boil for 15 minutes.
- Don't boil them for too long because they will break apart, I boil them at most 20 minutes!
- Remove from water and peel right away. If they cool, it is harder to remove the shells and skins.
Boiled chestnuts work better in stuffings and other dishes. Rasted chestnuts can be too hard. Like others said the chestnuts have to be peeled when they are still hot. This will help the chestnuts cook quicker and will keep them from exploding. When chestnuts are boiled before roasting, they soften enough to make an easy 'X'-shaped cut in their bellies.
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