1. Cut the back of chestnuts with a knife to make them crack when frying.

2. Put chestnuts in the pot, pour boiling water on chestnuts, put half a spoonful of salt, add some sugar if you like sweet, and cook for half an hour on medium heat after boiling.

3. Drain after cooking, pour a little oil into the pot, add chestnuts and stir fry. Cracking starts after 5 or 6 minutes, so don't worry about explosion.

4. Stir fry 10 minute.

Note: honey can be added when frying, so that chestnuts will be sweeter.

Chestnuts:

Chestnuts are rich in varieties in China, which can be roughly divided into two types according to their shapes. One is Castanea henryi, which is mainly produced in the mountainous area of northern Fujian. Chestnut is mainly produced in many provinces in northern China. Shell bucket is big, spherical and prickly, with 2 ~ 3 nuts. Born in shell bucket, it is commonly known as chestnut, which is a specialty of our country and is called "king of dried fruit" and "ginseng fruit" abroad.

Sweet chestnuts, as precious fruits since ancient times, are the best among dried fruits. Chestnuts are high starch nuts. Chinese medicine believes that chestnut has the effects of invigorating kidney and spleen, strengthening body and bones, benefiting stomach and calming liver. Therefore, chestnuts have the reputation of "the fruit of kidney". Distributed in Liaoning, Beijing, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Huanglong County, Shaanxi and other places.

Chestnut has strong adaptability, convenient cultivation and management, stable yield and is deeply loved by the masses. Chestnuts are called "hardcore crops" in northern China, and they are good tree species for greening and production.