Despite the fact that edible chestnuts are not so common, today you can buy such nuts in any store or at the market. Chestnuts are roasted in the oven, but it's worth starting with the simplest chestnut recipe and telling you step by step how to prepare them at home in a pan. And for this you only need the chestnuts themselves - about 500 g.
Preparation:
Pour the chestnuts with cool water, leave them for 15 minutes, then rinse and dry again. If during the soaking process some of them float up, then immediately throw them away. Use only those that remain at the bottom.
Then, with a knife, make a cut across each chestnut.
Heat the dry frying pan, pour in the chestnuts, cover and fry for 10-15 minutes.
In the process of roasting, the nuts should open, and the flesh should come out.
That's all, cool the roasted chestnuts a little, peel them and season them. If desired, they can be sprinkled with salt or sugar.
Important! It is imperative to make an incision, you can chop the nuts. If this is not done, then when heated they simply begin to explode and scatter throughout the kitchen.
Fried chestnuts with oil and salt
As a rule, at home chestnuts are fried in a pan without oil, but if desired, the nuts can be boiled with the addition of such vegetable product so that they do not turn out too dry.
Ingredients:
1.3 kg chestnuts;
150 ml water;
2 tbsp. vegetable oil;
salt to taste
Preparation:
Wash the chestnuts well, dry them and so that they do not burst, make a cross-cut on each chestnut.
Pour the chestnuts into the pan, pour in the water and cook under the lid for 10 minutes.
Stir the chestnuts from time to time and when the water has completely evaporated, add the oil, nuts, salt and fry also under the lid for another 15 minutes.
If the chestnuts become soft when pressed, turn off the heat and leave the nuts on a napkin.
Cool slightly and serve.
The shells should be peeled while the chestnuts are still warm. If they are completely cooled, then the skin will become harder and it will be more difficult to remove.
Find out what roasted chestnuts are good for and learn how to boil chestnuts.
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