1. Chestnuts are cooked in a common pot with high fire for about 15 minutes, and then with low fire for about 15 minutes, which takes about 30 minutes; Cooking chestnuts in pressure cooker will take shorter time, about 10- 15 minutes.
2. Boiling chestnuts usually takes 5 minutes less in hot water than in cold water.
3. Big chestnuts are cooked for 5 minutes longer than small chestnuts.
Boil chestnuts with sugar or salt?
Whether to add sugar or salt to boiled chestnuts depends entirely on personal preference. Generally speaking, boiled chestnuts do not need any seasoning, and chestnuts themselves have a soft and sweet taste.
If salt is added, it will increase the salty taste of shells. If sugar is added, the taste of chestnuts will be impure and the original sweetness will become abnormal. Therefore, when boiling chestnuts, you can choose not to add seasoning or add your favorite seasoning according to your personal hobbies.