Chestnut is a kind of fruit food, rich in vitamin C, which can supplement the nutrition and energy needed by the body. It's ok to eat it raw, but it doesn't taste good. Chestnuts can be boiled or fried with sugar, which makes them taste better.
Chestnut also contains protein, carbohydrates, fat, calcium, iron, zinc, vitamins and so on, which can be eaten by the general population and is beneficial to strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach. If it is sugar-fried chestnuts, it is usually not recommended for diabetics to eat, so as not to cause excessive sugar intake and high blood sugar. It is necessary to match food reasonably, balance a nutritious diet, and avoid partial eclipse or picky eaters.
Small coup of shelling and peeling chestnuts
1, incision immersion method
Divide chestnuts into two parts, peel off the shell first, then add boiling water without chestnut pulp, cover and soak for 5 minutes, and the skin can be easily removed. Only this method can't get a complete chestnut. If there is no requirement for appearance, you can try it.
2, hot water immersion method
Wash chestnuts first, then put them in a big bowl, add some salt, add boiled water to chestnuts, cover them and stew for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, take out the chestnuts, cut a small mouth with a knife, and then easily clean the chestnuts with shells and skins. This method can obtain complete pulp.
3. Cross knife method
This is the most commonly used method. Clean the chestnut, then cut it with a horizontal knife, pour the cut chestnut into a boiling water pot and cook for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, pour out the chestnuts, and it will be easy to clean the shells and skins together.
4. Tail cutting method
Friends who often eat chestnut know that although the shell of chestnut is hard, the tail is soft, and everything is gently cut with a knife. After washing chestnut, cut off the tail with a knife, put it in a large bowl, add boiling water, cover it and soak it for 10 minute. After 10 minutes, the shell and skin of chestnuts are easily peeled off along the incision.