Chestnuts

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[sylvie]

I wish I had just once experienced the big city vendors hawking roasted chestnuts from their carts!

I grow chestnuts-Chinese, not our nearly extinct native chestnuts.
Again, as with so much produce, I prefer them plain without anything added. I slit the shell and boil, then peel. I have placed them in the fireplace to roast and pop; also good.

I think that is true about floaters being bad. The kernal didn't develop. From my experience, some can mold in the shell, be non floaters but still a bad nut, so....!

 

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[dacjohns]

So far this is the best help I've found. So I'm pretty sure I can roast them. Plus just a fun read LOL.

However, my roommate was confusing me about a water test on chestnuts? They either float of sink if they are still good. I was going for the "let's roast them and eat them and see" method, myself. Is there anything other than "buy chestnuts, roast" required?

I'm going to fine chop them and put them in custard to dollop on ganaches.



... and just because it popped up on the search... must make these ...

Got rid of the cats and don't drink so I'll have to try a different recipe.



I have roasted on the stove top in a cast iron skillet. Just cut the shell so the pressure doesn't build up.

 

[abifae]

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