How to Cook Chestnut

What can you cook from chestnuts, if you have already bought these exotic fruits? In our markets, they are very rare guests. But in Europe they are often served at the Christmas table. And, of course, they know how to prepare chestnuts. Recipe stuffed with these fruits of the bird is very popular. Baked chestnuts are a common street delicacy. Let's look at what you can do from these unusual fruits.

How to choose and how to cook a chestnut

The fruits of horse chestnuts are inedible. In food use only southern. To taste, they are sweet. And outwardly quite different from equine: the needles covering the skin, the more dense, and in the box, not one chestnut, but several. They grow in the Caucasus and here and there in Europe. In Russia, they are imported from Armenia and Azerbaijan. Before preparing the chestnut, it should be cleaned of shells that cover from the outside. A Also from internal membranes of white color. Still, before preparing the chestnut, it is cut crosswise (or make a small notch on the side). Without this procedure, the fruit can explode during heat treatment. This should be done in the event that you are going to roast chestnuts, as well as if you want to bake or boil them.

The range of dishes that are prepared from these fruits is wide enough. How to prepare a chestnut for dessert, almost every housewife in Europe knows. The easiest way to fry. The cut fruits are spread on a pan (preferably cast iron or aluminum). On top lay linen napkins, soaked in water. This will protect the chestnuts from drying out. The lid is closed and fried for half an hour, occasionally stirring, and also wetting the dried napkins. The ready-made walnut shell is easily removed and appears to be breaking. Serve them, watering with chocolate or any other sweet sauce.

Chestnuts are not only dessert

With these fruits, you can bake rabbit and poultry. From roasted chestnuts, you can make a puree with a blender, adding vegetables or a little vegetable broth. They are also an excellent filler for soups. You can cook them in a savory sauce. For example, in the coffee. To do this, you need to take half a kilogram of peeled fruit, cut and boil in boiling water (5 minutes). Then peel and cook for another quarter of an hour. Take two yolks, beat together with a couple of tablespoons of cognac, add 100 g of strong freshly brewed coffee. Grind with cream and cook in a water bath until thick. Then pour the chestnuts with sauce, serve on the table.

Cream soup

A handful of chopped chestnuts and one chopped celery stalk should be poured with two glasses of meat broth and cook until ready. Then mash and season with a spoon of flour, fried in butter. Boil, pepper, add salt, half a glass of warm cream. Serve with croutons.

Meat with chestnuts

Cut the pulp into portions. At night, marinate in white wine with spices. Fry with onions. Then add chestnuts, figs and orange peel. Pour broth or remaining marinade and cook until ready. As necessary, the liquid can be added.