How to peel chestnuts is better?

Chestnuts are in season now. Chestnuts are delicious. It is obvious to all that raw chestnuts are difficult to peel. But many people say that even if chestnuts are cooked, they will still encounter difficulties in peeling. What's the matter? Of course, open the chestnuts before cooking, and it will be easy to open the shells when they are cooked. But how to peel the ripe chestnuts?

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Are ripe chestnuts easy to peel?

Generally speaking, chestnuts are ripe, some are easy to peel, and some are still difficult to peel. For example, when chestnuts are cooked, they are sealed and bagged while they are hot, which will easily lead to poor peeling of chestnuts after sealing. This is also the reason why it is difficult for us to buy ripe chestnuts in the supermarket with shells and skins. Therefore, chestnuts should be completely cooled before they can be sealed and preserved. Of course, apart from this reason, in general, we often encounter some situations that are difficult to peel, so we might as well cut a small hole before cooking.

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How to peel cooked chestnuts?

1. If it is a ripe chestnut, it is difficult to peel it. You can peel it like this. Bite the wider end of the chestnut with your mouth, and then peel it off by hand bit by bit. Peel off the hard skin outside and then the thin skin inside.

2, you can also use the buckle to stand up the narrow end of the chestnut, remember to "vertically" bite, so that it is easy to peel.

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3. After the chestnuts are cooked, if it is difficult to peel them, you might as well cook them in hot water, then cut a small mouth on them and peel them from the incision. After high temperature expansion, nuts and skins are easy to separate, which is the same reason that boiled eggs peel quickly in cold water.

4. After the chestnuts are cooked, they can be cooled several times in cold water, or put in the refrigerator for two hours, so that the shell meat can be separated quickly. In this way, the chestnut skin can be peeled off quickly and the chestnut meat is complete.

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How to Skillfully Peel Raw Chestnut

1, microwave heating method: cut the shell of the bought raw chestnut with hinge scissors and put it in the microwave oven for 30 seconds. In the process, a layer of clothes and meat will be actively separated. Before using this method to remove chestnut skin, the shell must be cut open, which will not cause the disadvantages of microwave oven.

2. Hot water soaking method: wash the raw chestnuts, put them into the pot, add a little refined salt, submerge them with boiling water, and cover the pot. After 5 seconds, it is stored in chestnut slices, and the chestnut skin falls with the chestnut shell. This method saves both time and effort.

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3, exposure method: abandon the raw chestnut to be eaten in the sun for a day, the chestnut shell will crack.

4. Boil chestnuts in a low-pressure pot: clean chestnuts and put them in a low-pressure pot for wetting. Remember, you don't need to add any water, that's all. Then turn on a big fire and use a small fire (turn down the whole fire) so that the bottom of the pot is evenly heated. Put down the low-pressure pot and heat it for about three seconds to make the chestnuts heated evenly during the process. When the low-pressure boiler starts to produce gas, it needs to swing the bottom of the boiler repeatedly, because it is already very hot at that moment. Almost at that moment, you will hear chestnuts popping in the pot. If you swing while heating, you can turn off the fire when you reach the shape in fifteen seconds. Then stew for five seconds, boil and cool.

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How to peel chestnuts before cooking?

1. If you want to ensure that chestnuts are peeled well, you can find a way before cooking. For example, cut two petals with a knife, or cut a mouth and cook it in water. It's easy to peel when cooked.

2. Or cut a small hole from the middle of the chestnuts with a knife, and then soak the cut chestnuts in salt water. In this way, not only the shell of chestnut, but also the inner skin will be easily peeled off with the shell.

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3. Dry raw chestnuts in a ventilated place, which takes about 3 days. You can enjoy them or make them into dried fruits when you want to eat them, so that chestnuts are easy to peel. However, when cooking with dried fruits, it is best to soak them in clear water before making them into dishes, which will be more delicious.