Production method 1. Raw material selection: Small chestnuts with fine flesh and less moisture should be used.

2． Grading: If small and large grains are fried together, the small grains will be cooked, the large grains will be raw, or the large grains will be cooked and the small grains will be burnt. Therefore, before frying, rotten, open or insect-eaten fruits should be removed and graded according to fruit shape and size. Fry separately.

3． Preparing sand: Select clean and uniform fine sand (wash the fine sand with clean water, sift it uniformly, dry it in the sun, stir-fry it with caramel sugar and tea oil to make "cooked sand" for later use). Professional operations generally use "round-grain fried sand specially used for roasting chestnuts" with high heat preservation performance, not easy to break, stir-fry evenly, and easy to sift and leak

4. Fuel: Use firewood or coal. Charcoal burns quickly and has strong firepower. It is easy to reduce and increase the fire, making it easy to control the heat.

Roasted chestnuts with sugar

Fried chestnuts with sugar (19 photos)

5. Pot stove: divided into two types: drum and iron pot. Using a drum is more labor-saving, but the frying quality is not as good as frying in a wok.

6． Ingredients: The ratio of chestnuts, sand, sugar, and oil is: the ratio of chestnuts to sand is 1:1. For every 100 kilograms of chestnuts, 4 to 5 kilograms of caramel sugar and 200 to 250 grams of tea oil are used.

7. Stir-frying: Heat the sand in advance, measure it with a hot hand, then pour in the chestnuts, add an appropriate amount of maltose and tea oil in proportion, and stir-fry continuously. Due to the sultry effect of dry sand, it can be heated in about 20 to 30 minutes. Use a sieve to remove the sand and place it in an insulated bucket before eating it hot.

The purpose of adding maltose and camellia oil when roasting chestnuts is to moisten the sand, reduce the sand sticking to the fruit, facilitate stir-frying, and make the chestnuts moist, bright and have a pleasant aroma.

Detailed process of chestnut frying

1. Wash the chestnuts, and then cut the chestnut skin with a sharp tool. The depth should be about 5mm and the length should exceed the skin. Then wash it and soak it in water for about 10 minutes.

2. Heat the iron pan, pour in the fine sand, and at the same time pour in the drained chestnuts and stir-fry slowly. Be careful to make the chestnuts heat evenly, otherwise the rawness and cookedness will be inconsistent. After a few minutes, the chestnuts will It will slowly rise.

Specialized sugar-fried chestnuts

Specialized sugar-fried chestnuts (18 photos)

3. Increase the frequency of stir-frying to remove the sand that previously stuck to the chestnut shells. The particles slowly detach.

4. Slowly add a spoonful of sugar and spread it evenly. After the sugar is added, the sugar will caramelize and the caramel aroma will overflow. At this time, stir fry quickly and insert the spatula from the bottom of the pot to ensure that the caramel does not stick to the bottom of the pot.

5. After frying until the sand is no longer sticky, turn off the heat, cover the lid and simmer for a while to ensure that the chestnuts are cooked and the caramel aroma can penetrate into the chestnuts, then drain the chestnuts with a slotted spoon. Just go out.

How to make stir-fried chestnuts with sugar (household method)

1. Wash the chestnuts, place them on the cutting board, chop a hole about 5mm deep with a knife with one hand, and cut the skin of the chestnuts. break.

2. Put all the chewy chestnuts into a microwave container, cover with the lid, open the ventilation hole on the lid, and microwave on high heat for 2 minutes.

3. Take out and open the lid. At this time, the chestnuts have opened. Put a small spoonful of cooking oil and a small spoonful of white sugar, then sprinkle some dried osmanthus, cover the lid and shake it up and down so that the cooking oil and white sugar can evenly coat the surface of the chestnuts.

4. Open the ventilation hole on the lid, put it in the microwave and heat it on high for about two minutes.