A matter of taste: how to cook chestnuts

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

In nature, there are two varieties of chestnuts - horse chestnut, which is common in our strip, and noble, or, as it is also called, sweet. The first type is not suitable for food, it is used only in medicine, but the second one is a very common dish in Europe. In some European countries, it is a tradition to bake them outside at Christmas. The birthplace of the sweet chestnut is the Balkan Peninsula. In France, there is even a national holiday dedicated to the favorite fruits. I must say that chestnuts are very popular all over the world. In Japan, for example, they are cooked with rice and chicken and served as a beer snack. In Switzerland, chestnut puree with milk is very popular. It is believed that this dish prevents the development of varicose veins. Another popular European recipe is a turkey stuffed with chestnuts, to which sausage, bread, and herbs are added.

During the European campaigns of Alexander the Great, the fruits of this tree even saved the lives of retreating soldiers, notlet them die of hunger. Therefore, the Greeks, when they settled on the shores of the Black Sea, planted, first of all, grapes and chestnuts. By themselves, these nuts are very useful - they contain zinc, starch, sugar, potassium, iron, zinc, folic acid and other substances that are beneficial to our body. In addition, they are used as a means of healing wounds and burns.

In our country, chestnuts are not the most common dish, because they simply do not grow in our country. However, you can still find them in supermarkets. In this article we will tell you,how to cook chestnuts. There are several ways. You can either boil chestnuts or bake them in the oven or microwave. Cooked fruits can act both as a dish on their own, and as an additive to bread, pilaf, meat, flour desserts. To cook chestnuts in the oven, you must first cut the tip, otherwise they will explode. Then put them in the oven for 15 minutes. Roasted shelled nuts are served on a napkin.

But there are other ways to cook chestnuts. To be used as an additive to dishes, they must be purified. To do this, you need to throw them into boiling water for a few minutes, after making cuts on the peel. Films from the fruit must be removed because they have a bitter taste and can ruin the dish.

And here's how to cook boiled chestnuts: you need to peel the nuts, put them in cold water and cook for about half an hour after boiling, so that they become soft. Then the water must be drained and placedthem in a warm place for 10 minutes. It is recommended to serve this dish with butter.

There is another way to cook chestnuts in the microwave. To do this, they must be washed, made, as in previous cases, cuts on the peel, put in a bowl of s alted water and placed in the oven. The bowl must be covered with a film pierced in several places. The liquid should cover the nuts by about a third. They take about seven minutes to cook.

We hope that these tips will help you diversify your menu, and the aroma of cooked chestnuts will take you to the cozy streets of Paris, wrapped in the aroma of autumn, burnt leaves, and fill your home with the comfort and romance of this wonderful city