How to roast chestnuts

The sugar-roasted chestnuts you buy will have a cut on the surface. This cut is mainly to make it easier for us to peel them open. They can be opened with a light bend. However, the raw chestnuts you buy at home are not only very difficult to peel, but also difficult to remove no matter what you do. After removing them, there is still a layer of skin on the surface, which will break if left aside. Here are a few tips for the correct way to peel chestnuts.

1. Hot water soaking method: Wash the raw chestnuts and put them in a container, add a little refined salt, and cover the pot with boiling water. After 5 minutes, take out the chestnuts and cut them open, the chestnut skin will fall off along with the chestnut shell. This method of removing chestnut skin saves time and effort.

2. Stirring method with chopsticks: Cut the chestnuts in half, peel them and put them in a basin. Add boiling water and soak them for a while. Stir them with chopsticks and the chestnut skin will separate from the chestnut meat. The soaking time should not be too long, otherwise it will affect the nutritional content of the chestnuts.

3. Refrigerator freezing method: After the chestnuts are cooked, cool them down and put them in the refrigerator for two hours to separate the shell and the meat. This way, the chestnut skin can be peeled quickly and the chestnut meat remains intact.

4. Microwave heating method: Cut the shell of the raw chestnuts you bought with scissors, put them in the microwave and heat them at high temperature for 30 seconds, the skin and flesh inside will automatically fall off. Before using this method to remove chestnut skins, be sure to cut open the shells, otherwise it may cause microwave malfunction.

5. Thermal expansion and contraction method: Use a knife to peel off the chestnut shells, put them into boiling water and cook for 3-5 minutes. After taking them out, immediately soak them in cold water for 3-5 minutes. It will be easy to peel off the chestnut shells and the taste will remain unchanged.

6. Sun exposure method: Place the raw chestnuts you want to eat in the sun for a day, and the chestnut shells will crack. At this time, it is easy to peel off the chestnut shell and the thin skin inside, whether you peel them raw or cooked. However, chestnuts that are prepared for storage cannot be dried in the sun, because dried chestnuts cannot be preserved for a long time.