.....Not quite! Sun is still shining down here almost at the end of October, but I was reminded of the Christmas song 'Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...' just now. In addition to the many gifts of Wine, Olive oil and numerous vegetables we receive on a daily basis, I was just now given some chestnuts to roast.
When we bought this house we inherited a long handled pan, fit for this purpose it has a pierced base to allow the flames of the open fire, or BBQ (or even gas hob) to evenly roast the chestnuts - the extra long handle because they tend to pop and explode with the heat.
So if you haven't got kind neighbours like me, off you go and forage! Here's the method.........
VERY FRESH CHESTNUTS
SEA SALT
OPEN FIRE, BBQ, GAS HOB ON HIGH OR OVEN AT 210 DEGREES
HEAT YOUR OVEN OR FIRE UP THE GAS, MAKE A CROSS IN THE ROUND SIDE OF EACH CHESTNUT, SPLASH WITH WATER AND SPRINKLE WITH SALT. PUT THEM IN THE PAN OR ON A COOKIE TRAY AND ROAST UNTIL THE SKIN PULLS BACK AND THE FLESH OF THE NUT GOES LIGHT BROWN. ABOUT 20 MINS EACH SIDE IF THEY'RE IN THE OVEN, TOO LONG AND THEY'LL GO TOO HARD.
POUR A GLASS OF THE MOST ROBUST RED WINE YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON, AND BE PREPARED FOR 3rd DEGREE BURNS WHILE YOU PEEL AND EAT.....
When we bought this house we inherited a long handled pan, fit for this purpose it has a pierced base to allow the flames of the open fire, or BBQ (or even gas hob) to evenly roast the chestnuts - the extra long handle because they tend to pop and explode with the heat.
So if you haven't got kind neighbours like me, off you go and forage! Here's the method.........
VERY FRESH CHESTNUTS
SEA SALT
OPEN FIRE, BBQ, GAS HOB ON HIGH OR OVEN AT 210 DEGREES
HEAT YOUR OVEN OR FIRE UP THE GAS, MAKE A CROSS IN THE ROUND SIDE OF EACH CHESTNUT, SPLASH WITH WATER AND SPRINKLE WITH SALT. PUT THEM IN THE PAN OR ON A COOKIE TRAY AND ROAST UNTIL THE SKIN PULLS BACK AND THE FLESH OF THE NUT GOES LIGHT BROWN. ABOUT 20 MINS EACH SIDE IF THEY'RE IN THE OVEN, TOO LONG AND THEY'LL GO TOO HARD.
POUR A GLASS OF THE MOST ROBUST RED WINE YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON, AND BE PREPARED FOR 3rd DEGREE BURNS WHILE YOU PEEL AND EAT.....
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