In the golden autumn of September, the streets and alleys are filled with the fragrance of roasted chestnuts. As the saying goes: "Star fruits in July and hawthorns in August, chestnuts laugh in September." Chestnuts are also called chestnuts. They are the leader in the dry fruit industry. They have the highest nutritional value among dried fruit products and are rich in protein, fat, vitamins, carrots, etc. It is known as the "King of Fruits" with various nutrients such as vitamin C, niacin, and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and potassium. It has a good nourishing effect on the human body and is beneficial to maintaining the normal functions and production and development of the human body, especially for It is beneficial for middle-aged and elderly people to prevent disease, resist aging, and prolong life.
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Chestnuts are delicious and nutritious, but when we buy chestnuts, we are often at a loss as we don’t know how to remove the chestnut shell. Just because they are afraid of trouble, some people simply choose to avoid it. No matter how delicious you are, I just won't eat it. The ancients said: "If you don't eat from time to time," it means don't eat anything that is not in season. Now is the season for eating chestnuts. Chestnuts are sweet and soft, with fine and waxy meat, sweet taste, long aftertaste, and rich fragrance. If you don't eat it at this time, Then you will suffer a big loss, but many people are deterred by the difficulty of shelling. In fact, shelling is also a technical job. As long as you master the methods and know-how, it is also very easy. In order for you to be able to eat your own chestnuts, Xiaofeng will introduce two particularly effective chestnut shelling methods, and let me do it together.
Method one is the boiling method: 1. Process the washed chestnuts first. Each chestnut has a gray head on one end. We cut it off with a knife (be careful when cutting) Safe, because chestnuts are relatively smooth, be careful when cutting), 2. Prepare a pot of water, bring to a boil over high heat, put the cut chestnuts into the pot, wait for the water to boil again and take them out immediately (remember not to cook for too long, otherwise the chestnuts will The skin will stick to the chestnut meat.) 3. The removed chestnuts must be peeled while they are hot. After heating, the outer shell will be easily detached and the inner membrane will be torn off. If it is cooked too much, the process of peeling the chestnuts will be difficult. When the water gets cold, add hot water, otherwise the skin will stick to the chestnut meat.
Method 2 is to fry chestnuts in an electric pan:
1. Clean the chestnuts, and then make an opening in the middle of the chestnut. The opening should be as large as possible.
2. Prepare a large bowl, add 80 grams of sugar, 15 grams of cooking oil and 15 grams of honey to 2 pounds of chestnuts, then pour 500 ml of boiling water, then add the washed chestnuts and soak 2 hours to fully absorb the flavor.
3. Take out the soaked chestnuts and put them into an electric baking pan, cover them, stir-fry them for about 7 minutes, then cover them and bake them for another 7 minutes.
4. When the time is up, we turn on the electric baking pan and the chestnuts are roasted. At this time, the shell of the chestnut is easy to peel off, and the pulp automatically separates, and the film follows the shell without sticking to the chestnut pulp at all.
In fact, the principles of the two methods are basically the same. They both use the principle of thermal expansion and contraction, but the second method will be sweeter and more delicious. Some people cook chestnuts directly in cold water, like this The chestnut skin will be tightly wrapped around the pulp, and of course it will be difficult to peel. So I said that the reason why the chestnut shell is difficult to peel is that you used the wrong water. You used cold water. The correct way is to use boiling water or boiling water. Learn these two This method can peel the skin cleanly without hurting your hands. Have you learned it?
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Put the peeled chestnut meat in a ventilated place to dry the surface moisture, put it into a plastic bag, tie the bag, and put it in the refrigerator. Room, you can eat as you go, it will not go bad for a year, and it is very fresh.