How to cook chestnuts at home using a step-by-step recipe

08/19/2018 Anna Letova 2 comments

In most European countries, roasted chestnuts are a street treat. Trees with these miracle fruits grow simply on city streets, and therefore any tourist can try the dish at a very affordable price. In our country, you can taste the taste of this delicate nut only in a restaurant, or try to cook it yourself at home. But how to roast chestnuts?

The taste of roasted chestnuts is quite unusual and not everyone will like it, like any other product. But it’s worth a try, especially since it’s not only tasty, but also very healthy. The main point is to learn how to cook them correctly.

So, let's master the art of cooking roasted chestnuts.

How to cook chestnuts in the oven

Kitchen appliances and utensils: oven, baking tray.

Ingredients

Step by step recipe

1. Wash 2 kg of chestnut nuts, dry them, place the flat side on a board and make a cross-shaped cut with a knife so that they do not explode during cooking.

2. Place them in an even layer, cut side up, on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 200 degrees for 15-17 minutes.

3. While still hot, peel the nuts and you can eat them.

Video recipe

The process of preparing such a dish is quite quick and understandable, but in this video you can take a closer look at how to properly make a cross-shaped cut, and what will happen when it is fully prepared.

I am very glad that a microwave oven has appeared in our lives, because it is very quick and easy to cook many dishes. With its help, you can cook edible chestnuts in just 5-7 minutes.

You can eat these nuts as a completely independent dish, or combine them with meat or fish products. Now I will tell you in detail how to bring them to full readiness with the help of miracle technology.

Which chestnuts to choose?

Before you understand how to properly roast chestnuts, you should learn how to choose a nut. There are fruits of edible and inedible plants. It must be remembered that you cannot eat just any chestnut, since some nuts can even be poisonous.

Traditionally used in cooking:

• seed chestnut;
• American;
• crenate, or Japanese;
• the softest, or Chinese;
• chinkapin.

The following varieties of chestnuts with spiky shells, the color of which must certainly be green, are suitable for eating. The fruits should be elongated, outwardly similar to an ordinary onion with a small tail.

But it’s better not to even try to eat the lumpy, round horse chestnut fruits, because at the very least it’s food poisoning.

How to cook chestnuts in the microwave

Cooking time: 7 minutes. Number of servings: 6. Calorie content: 210 kcal per 100 g of product. Kitchen appliances and utensils: microwave oven, knife.

Ingredients

Step by step recipe

1. Wash all the chestnuts you have. Make a cross-shaped cut on each of them with a knife.
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2. Place them in a microwave safe bowl and microwave.

3. Everyone's technique is different, for me it was enough to cook them for 5 minutes. You can remove the nut after 5 minutes and test for doneness. If necessary, leave in the oven for a couple more minutes. The finished nuts will sizzle.

Video recipe

Here is a video in which a man shared his experience of cooking these nuts in the microwave. Watch the process to fully understand it.

And, probably, the most accessible way for many is to fry chestnuts in a regular dry frying pan. The main thing is not to let them burn, so as not to spoil the product.

How to cook roasted chestnuts

Cooking time: 20 minutes. Number of servings: for 12 people. Calorie content: 182 kcal per 100 g of product. Kitchen appliances and utensils: frying pan, knife, hob.

Ingredients

Step by step recipe

1. Pour a couple of kilograms of chestnuts into a deep bowl, pour hot boiling water over them and leave for 5 minutes. After this, their shells will become softer.

2. Then you need to drain the water, let them cool and make cross-shaped cuts on each, preferably on both sides, so that you can easily remove the peel later.

3. Heat a frying pan over a fire, place chestnuts on it in one layer and fry over medium heat on both sides for 20 minutes.

Video recipe

If you still have questions, you can watch this video, which shows in great detail each step of cooking nuts in a frying pan.

Work progress

You need to fry in a deep frying pan. It is important that the bottom and walls of the vessel are thick. Pour a small amount of oil over the chestnuts and then cover the frying pan with a lid. This is necessary so that the fruits do not fly apart if they begin to explode. In general, the frying procedure only takes me half an hour. Now, without removing the lid, I shake it well and use a wooden spatula or spoon to create a composition of chips. Then I remove the peel. To do this, light pressure should be applied to the fried fruits. I serve the finished product mainly with various salads. It is noteworthy that this dish can also be used as a base for soups.

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Recommendations for preparation

• Before you cook edible chestnuts, you need to know what benefits and harm they can bring. The edible nut has an anti-inflammatory effect and also improves immunity. But consuming it in large quantities can be harmful to a person’s health and figure.
• There are many recipes for preparing dishes from chestnuts - it can be added to salads, made into puree soup, used to make desserts and much more. But eating it simply fried and baked is also very common in many countries.
• The first thing you can cook from chestnuts is to add them to chicken or any other meat, which is exactly what I do.

Cooking options

Dear readers, here we are, learning simple recipes on how to cook chestnuts at home. Now I want to leave you with a few simple ideas for preparing delicious dishes that will be a great appetizer for you and your guests.

• We often avoid cooking beans because they take a very long time to cook, but we love to do everything quickly and tasty. Boiled beans can be stored in a cold place for a week, so you can boil them at any time and leave them in the refrigerator to wait in the wings. When you have these legumes in stock, you can make red bean soup very quickly and easily. This dish will saturate your body with proteins and other beneficial substances.
• I recommend trying red bean lobio. This is a delicious, spicy dish of Georgian cuisine, which every housewife can now prepare at home. It can be eaten hot as a soup, or cold as a snack. Take this recipe to your cookbook and add interesting food to your dinner table more often.
• Let's stay in the kitchen of this country and cook —Georgian-style eggplants—. I love this vegetable in any form and, by the way, it retains its beneficial properties no matter how it is processed, which is a huge plus for us. Use this recipe and you'll have a pretty savory appetizer for any occasion.
• Let's continue the light, vegetable theme, and add a very quick and tasty recipe for zucchini in the oven to our culinary repertoire. Zucchini is one of those products that can be boiled, fried and baked, combined with completely different ingredients. I really love baked dishes because we get more benefits from them, and the taste of such dishes is very interesting and unusual.
• And here you will find a recipe for stuffed champignons, cooked in the oven and slow cooker. They cook very quickly and turn out quite tasty. You can easily treat your guests to them during any event.

Dear cooks, I hope that today I was able to be useful to you, and you completely understood how to cook edible chestnut. If you have any questions or comments while cooking, you can leave them in the comments, I will definitely take them into account. And now I wish you success and bon appetit!

Positive features of chestnuts

1. Not many people know that chestnut is a legume. However, in nature there are several types of fruits suitable for consumption. Other types threaten serious complications, so you should be careful when choosing raw materials.
2. A standard (healthy) product includes the following ingredients: carbohydrates (simple and complex), starch, protein, Beta-carotene, fiber, vitamins A, B, C, tannins. The fat and protein contained in chestnuts are especially valued by athletes whose main goal is to gain muscle mass and improve performance.
3. If we talk about the energy value of the product, it varies between 165-175 Kcal/100 g. In addition, roasted chestnuts contain potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, selenium and manganese. Due to this, the product is often used by people with diseases of the cardiovascular system, diabetes, and kidney failure. Roasted chestnuts are also a dietary dish, which is why ladies on a diet love them so much.
4. The undeniable benefit of beans is that they have a beneficial effect on the respiratory tract, help relieve swelling of the limbs and the body as a whole, alleviate varicose veins and reduce pain. The product is valuable for those who suffer from gastrointestinal disorders, have sagging skin and wrinkles.

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