Roast chestnuts

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Roast chestnuts
Roast chestnuts
Roasting chestnuts
Servings:Servings: 20 - Makes 1 kg of roasted chestnuts
Calories per serving:65
Ready in:35 minutes
Prep. time:20 minutes
Cook time:15 minutes
Difficulty:Easy
Recipe author:Chef
First published:27th October 2012
Chestnuts, roasted and chopped

These make a delicious hot or cold snack, especially at Christmas. They are also a useful ingredient for stuffing recipes.


Ingredients

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Mise en place

or

  • Preheat the oven to 200° C (400° F - gas 6), [fan oven 180° C & reduce cooking time by 10 mins per hour]

Method

  • Cut a slit in every chestnut. This prevents them exploding and making a mess of the oven

Either:

  • Grill on a tray for about 10 to 15 minutes, turning now and then

or

  • Roast in the oven for 30 minutes
  • Allow to cool so they can be handled

then

  • Peel both layers of skin off, taking care to remove all of the inner layer as it can be rather bitter.
  • Eat as they are, with a little salt or use as directed in your recipe.

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