In winter, it is common to see chestnuts being sold on the streets and alleys. Some are raw, and some are cooked. Most of the cooked chestnuts are sugar roasted. You can also buy chestnuts at home to make dishes like roasted chestnuts or stewed potato with chestnut. You can also peel off the outer shell of the chestnuts in advance and put them in vegetables or congee. The chestnuts cooked with fresh chestnuts have a sweet and delicious taste, are chewy, and are nutritious.

Roasted chestnuts

Ingredients

500 grams of chestnuts, 30 grams of white sugar, 10ML of vegetable oil, 20 grams of water

Method

1. Wash and dry the chestnuts;

2. Use scissors to make a vertical cut on each chestnut;

3. Put the cut chestnuts in a bowl, add 1 spoon of about 10ML corn oil, and stir the chestnuts with your hands to make sure each chestnut is evenly coated with a layer of vegetable oil;

4. Line the baking tray with aluminum foil, place the chestnuts flat on the baking tray, and put them in a preheated oven at 185 degrees;

5. Mix white sugar and water, heat and stir over water, so that the white sugar dissolves in the water to become sugar water;

6. After roasting the chestnuts in the oven for about 25 minutes, take out the baking tray, dip a soft brush in the sugar water, and brush it on the surface of the chestnuts;

7. After brushing the sugar water, continue to put it in the oven and bake for 5 minutes.

Stewed potato with chestnut

Ingredients

Potato, chestnut, pork, soybean paste, ginger and garlic, soy sauce, monosodium glutamate, Sichuan pepper powder, black pepper powder, oil

Method

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