Fresh chestnuts can be boiled in water or steamed in water, and there is no problem with either preparation.

To the health point of view, chestnuts in the water to cook than steam some good, because chestnuts belong to the hot food, in the water to cook can be a greater degree of retention of chestnuts in the water, you can reduce the occurrence of fire and indigestion, to help the intestines and stomach to absorb, so that the consumption of healthier.

Ordinary cooking method: cold water to cook chestnuts, boil over high heat, after 15 minutes or so, change the small fire, minimum fire and cook for another 15 minutes.

Cooking method with a pressure cooker: put the chestnuts in a pressure cooker, do not put too much, slightly put some water, slow fire, more than 10 minutes on the line.

Related Notes

1. The way to boil chestnuts is very simple, first you need to prepare a plate.

Chestnuts, chestnuts must be fresh, with a knife gently in the cone of the chestnut cut on a knife, cut the cut is not the same, chestnuts cooked out of the shape is different. Add the water must be to end over the chestnut prevail, about 20 minutes of cooking can be.

2. We steamed chestnuts before, need to first clean chestnuts, and then chestnuts on the back of the cut on a knife, put the chestnuts into the steamer, steam about 15 minutes of the way, when the mouth of the chestnuts opened after the chestnuts have been cooked. It should be noted that the steam rack must be used a little higher kind, from the pot of water to have the appropriate distance, otherwise the water in the boiling time is very easy to diffuse to the chestnut up.

Because chestnuts are a hot food, so chestnuts steamed to eat will be more appropriate than fried to eat some chestnuts, chestnuts cooked to eat will be more appropriate than steamed to eat some chestnuts, boiled to eat chestnuts retained in the water will be more.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Chestnut