Chestnuts are not a common food. They only appear in a certain season. However, many people like to eat chestnuts because they taste very good, but raw chestnuts are not easy to peel. It’s very laborious, so it’s still a bit difficult to eat a whole chestnut. So even if some people like to eat it, they give up because it is really not easy to peel.

1. How to cut chestnuts

1. I bought chestnuts and dried them for a few days. I like the sweeter ones that are dryer

2. Cleaning Clean

3. Place the chestnuts on the board and use the back tip of the knife to cut small slits.

4. Add water to the pot and bring to a boil. There should be a little more water to cover the chestnuts

5. After boiling, add the cut chestnuts and turn off the heat

6. Cover the pot and simmer for 5 minutes

7. After 5 minutes, take out a few chestnuts and wait for the Use hot nails to easily peel off the skin from the incision. Take a little more and peel it. Don't take out all of it. It will be difficult to peel it when it dries. Keep it warm.

2. Method of peeling chestnuts

1. Method 1 of peeling raw chestnuts

(1) Just use a plastic bag (or plastic lunch box) to peel the chestnuts Put about 10 pieces in at a time;

(2) Twist the plastic bag (fasten the lid of the lunch box) and gently knock it 5 times against the table or the ground in front of you (it must have enough hardness);

(3) Open the plastic bag and take out the chestnuts. You will see that the chestnuts are all cracked. Just peel it off by hand.

Method 2 for peeling raw chestnuts

(1) The chestnuts are bought and dried for a few days;

(2) After cleaning, the chestnuts are placed Go to the top of the board and use the back tip of the knife to cut a small opening;

(3) Add water to the pot and bring to a boil, then add the cut chestnuts (a little more water is needed to cover the chestnuts);

(4) Cover and simmer for five minutes, take it out, and easily peel off the skin from the incision with your hands while it is still hot. (Don’t take it all out, it will be difficult to peel if it dries. Keep it hot)

2. Quick peeling method of cooked chestnuts

(1) Refrigerator freezing method: after the chestnuts are cooked , cool it and put it 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.

(2) Thermal expansion and contraction method: Use a knife to peel off the shell of the chestnuts, put them into boiling water and cook for 3-5 minutes. After taking them out, immediately put them into cold water and soak them for 3-5 minutes. It is very easy. Peel off the chestnut coating and the taste remains unchanged.

3. The value of chestnuts

1. Medicinal value

Chestnuts can strengthen the spleen and stomach, replenish qi, nourish the kidneys, strengthen the waist, strengthen muscles, stop bleeding and eliminate gastrointestinal diseases. It has the effect of swelling and strengthening the heart, and is suitable for symptoms such as soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, unfavorable waist and legs, increased urination caused by kidney deficiency, chronic diarrhea caused by deficiency of the spleen and stomach, fractures, blood stasis, swelling and pain, and muscle and bone pain caused by trauma.

Chestnut also has high medicinal value. It is mainly used to treat nausea, vomiting blood, hematochezia and other diseases, and is suitable for all ages. Chestnuts contain soft dietary fiber and have a lower glycemic index than rice. As long as white sugar is not added to the food during cooking, diabetics can also take it in moderation.

The rich unsaturated fatty acids and vitamins contained in chestnuts can prevent and treat diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease and arteriosclerosis. It is also extremely high in sugar, fat, protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium and other minerals, as well as vitamins C, B1, B2, etc., which are used to strengthen the body.

2. Health value

① The main functions are nourishing the stomach and strengthening the spleen, nourishing the kidneys and tendons, activating blood and stopping bleeding, etc. It can treat nausea, vomiting blood, weak waist and feet, and blood in the stool. It can be used with Ginseng, astragalus, angelica, etc. are comparable.

② It has good curative effect on kidney deficiency. Sun Simiao of the Tang Dynasty believed that chestnuts are "the fruit of the kidneys and should be eaten with kidney disease."

③The unsaturated fatty acids and various vitamins contained in it have anti-hypertensive, coronary heart disease, osteoporosis and arterial disease resistance. It has the effect of hardening and is a good nourishing product for anti-aging and prolonging life.

④Contains vitamin B2. Regular consumption of chestnuts is beneficial to long-lasting mouth and tongue sores in children and oral ulcers in adults.

Eating chestnuts is something that many people like to do, but peeling chestnuts is not an easy task. Sometimes I want to eat a chestnut chicken but the chestnuts cannot be peeled out, so I can eat it if I want to. No more. Therefore, people have been studying for a long time to find out how to cut chestnuts so that they can be peeled easily. As a result, more and more people eat chestnuts, and the ways of eating chestnuts begin to diversify.

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