How to peel raw chestnuts?

Many people like to eat chestnuts very much, but the skin of chestnuts is very difficult to peel. Especially when cooking with raw chestnuts, you will definitely encounter these problems. Moreover, if the chestnut skin is not peeled properly, a lot of pulp may be wasted, and you will definitely feel sad. So the editor will introduce some methods of peeling lychee skin. These methods are very useful and you can try them in your daily life.

1. Hot water immersion method

Wash the raw chestnuts, put them in a container, cover them with boiling water, and cover the pot. After 5 minutes, take out the chestnuts and cut them open, and the chestnut skin will fall off immediately. This method saves time and effort.

2. Stirring 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 skin will separate from the flesh. The soaking time should not be too long, otherwise it will affect the nutritional content of the chestnuts.

3. Refrigerator Freezer Method

After the chestnuts are cooked, cool them and place them in the refrigerator for two hours to separate the shell from the meat. This way, the chestnut skin can be peeled quickly and the chestnut meat remains intact.

4. Microwave Heating

Use scissors to cut open the shell of the raw chestnut, put it in the microwave and heat it at high temperature for 30 seconds, the inner layer of skin and flesh will automatically fall off. Before using this method to peel chestnuts, be sure to cut open the shells, otherwise it may cause the microwave to malfunction.

5. Thermal expansion and contraction method

Use a knife to peel 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. This will make it 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 shells will crack.

7. Natural air drying method

Put the raw chestnuts in a ventilated and dry place to dry for a few days, so that the chestnut skin will be very easy to peel. This method can also be used to make chestnuts into dried fruits, which can be eaten by soaking them in water.

Chestnuts are very nutritious, so you can eat some often. I believe everyone likes to eat sugar-roasted chestnuts, but the nutrition of sugar-roasted chestnuts is not as high as raw chestnuts. You can go to the market to buy raw chestnuts and cook them yourself. This will be more delicious, and the taste of cooked raw chestnuts will be very similar to pork.