How to make sugar-fried chestnuts
First of all, after you get a sugar-fried chestnut, you need to touch and pinch it to find the soft parts of the chestnut, which are the chestnut skin and chestnut meat. If there is a gap between them, press it with your hands and you will find that the chestnut belly and meat are separated.
Next, use the tip of your thumb to press down on the belly of the chestnut, and a slit will open. Then, hold both ends of the chestnut with your hands and press gently, and the opening will be easily broken. Opened, it seems that the chestnut skin and chestnut flesh have separated.
The last step is to peel the chestnut skin along the cracked seam, and a complete roasted chestnut can be easily peeled out.
Method of roasting chestnuts with sugar:
Raw materials
1 catty of chestnuts.
Seasoning
15 grams of sugar and 5 grams of cooking oil.
Method
Step one: Pour the chestnuts into clean water and wash them twice, wash them well, drain them and put them in a bowl.
Step 2: Place the chestnuts on the chopping board, with the flat side facing down so that it will not roll easily when cutting. Then cut with a straight knife. It is best to cut the whole chestnut. half of.
Step 3: Cut everything and pour it into the pot, add 15 grams of sugar and 5 grams of cooking oil.
Step 4: Pour an appropriate amount of water just enough to cover the chestnuts, stir it evenly with a spoon, then bring to a boil over high heat, cover with a lid and cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes.
Step 5: When the time is up, open the lid and cook until the soup dries up.
Step 6: Then turn on medium heat and stir-fry continuously until the chestnuts are caramelized and the surface is shiny. It will take about 2 to 3 minutes. Once done, take it out of the pan. Enjoy the food.
The sugar-roasted chestnuts are ready. It is simple and delicious. It can be cooked in ten minutes. It is sweet and glutinous, with a strong caramel aroma. The sugar-roasted chestnuts made this way are not good to eat. It's so exciting, everyone opens their mouths, and they can peel a chestnut in one second. It's really enjoyable.