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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: mumofstig on October 13, 2017, 20:29

Title: Chestnuts
Post by: mumofstig on October 13, 2017, 20:29
What can I do with a huge bowlful I've just been given, apart from roast a few  :lol:
Title: Re: Chestnuts
Post by: Auntiemogs on October 13, 2017, 23:17
There are loooads Mum!  Unfortunately, I've never been in such a position.  :)
http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipes/tag-892/chestnut-recipes.aspx (http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipes/tag-892/chestnut-recipes.aspx)
http://www.greatbritishchefs.com/ingredients/chestnut-recipes (http://www.greatbritishchefs.com/ingredients/chestnut-recipes)
A lot of them seem to use tinned/pureed chestnuts if fresh aren't available, so if you can't face them atm, I'd roast, and puree or freeze them whole.  :)
Title: Re: Chestnuts
Post by: mumofstig on October 13, 2017, 23:19
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so if you can't face them atm, I'd roast, and puree or freeze them whole.  :)

Good idea, thank you  :)
Title: Re: Chestnuts
Post by: sarajane on October 14, 2017, 00:39
I pierce them, drop in boiling water for 5 minutes which helps to peel them. I then freeze for use at a special December meal.

10 minutes before roasters are finished i throw loads in amongst the spuds. Lovely. Others are chopped up and mixed with packet sage and onion stuffing to give lovely flavour and crunch. Yummy
Title: Re: Chestnuts
Post by: sunshineband on October 14, 2017, 09:02
I chop some, skinned already, and add them to stuffing to go with roast chicken. Have quite a lot at the moment foraged locally to where I am this week, nice big fat ones. They do last quite a while in their shells though so no immediate rush.

If you are going t roast them, either in the oven or on a skillet, don't forget to poke a hole in them... exploding chestnuts can cause a lot of damage!!