Chestnuts can be boiled in water. It is easier to incorporate the nutrients of chestnuts into the soup if they need to be shelled and then cooked.

How to shell chestnuts

1. Hot water soaking method

Wash the raw chestnuts and put them into a container, add a little salt and immerse them in boiling water. , cover the pot. After 5 minutes, take out the chestnuts and cut them open. The chestnut skin will fall off together with the chestnut shell. This method saves time and effort by removing the chestnut skin.

2. Stirring method with chopsticks

Cut the chestnuts into two halves, remove the shells and put them into a basin. Add boiling water to soak for a while and stir with chopsticks. The skin of the chestnuts will mix with the chestnuts. The flesh breaks away. But be careful, the soaking time cannot be too long, otherwise it will affect the nutritional content of chestnuts.

3. Refrigerator freezing method

After the chestnuts are cooked, cool them and put them in the refrigerator for two hours to separate the shell and meat. In this way, the chestnut skin is peeled off quickly and the chestnut meat is intact.