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, there is a tradition of baking them outdoors for Christmas. The homeland of sweet chestnut is the Balkan Peninsula. In France, there is even a national holiday dedicated to your favorite fruits. I must say that chestnuts are very popular around the world. In Japan, for example, they are cooked with rice and chicken and served as a snack for beer. 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, which is also added to sausage, bread, herbs.
During the European campaigns of
Alexander the Great, the fruits of this tree even saved the lives of the retreating warriors, preventing them from starving to death. 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 for 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 in our strip they simply do not grow. 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 both cook chestnuts and bake them in oven or microwave . Cooked fruits can act as a dish alone, or as an additive to bread, pilaf, meat, flour desserts. To cook chestnuts in the oven, you must first incise their tip, because otherwise they will explode. Then put them in the oven for about 15 minutes. Baked peeled nuts are served on a napkin.
But there are other options for making chestnuts. To use them as a supplement to dishes, they must be cleaned. To do this, throw them into boiling water for several minutes, after making cuts on the peel. Films from the fruits must be removed because they have a bitter taste and can ruin the dish.
But here's how to cook boiled chestnuts: you need to clean the nuts, put them in cold water and cook for about half an hour after boiling, so that they become soft. Then you need to drain the water and place them in a warm place for about 10 minutes. Serve this dish with butter recommended.
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 salted water and put in the oven. The bowl must be covered with a film pierced in several places. The liquid should cover about a third of the nuts. You need to cook them for about seven minutes.
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 scent of autumn, burnt leaves, and fill your home with the coziness and romance of this wonderful city