My homemade Chestnut Purée !!

[Cassie521]

hey people,

This is my first attempt to homemade Chestnut Puree.

• 500G of fresh Chestnuts
• 1 cup of white sugar
• 2 cups of water
• 1 tbsp. of pure vannilla extra

I follow the instruction here http://whatsfordinnermommy.ca/a-smell-of-the-holidays-homemade-chestnut-puree/



It turn out ok share you person recipe if you have one and I'll try that as well. Always looking for new recipes

[Ciel]

Wow, it's great to know that someone knows how to make the puree! Quite the effort. I read in a book about the history of the colour purple that Nesselrode Pudding was something of a big deal in desserts-it used chestnut puree.

http://www.food.com/recipe/nesselrod...pudding-106951

I'd like to eat a Mont Blanc cake! http://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/m...aux-mont-blanc

[Natalka]

What would you be serving it with? I had never heard of it til the other day when I saw it on Masterchef Asia - they served it with guinea fowl.

[ClipClap]

Does anybody have any tips/suggestions to make chestnut peeling easier?

[Ciel]

I only know of how to deal with chestnuts after toasting them-put them in a cotton kitchen towel in a bowl then roughly mash the towelling until I hear enough crackling and breaking of skins. Then peel each chestnut one at a time.

I thought there was a way to peel European chestnuts after boiling them: look at the comments at the bottom of the recipe in this link-
http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/c...rosciutto.aspx

I've never bought the chestnuts which are more like oblong or rectangular nuts nor peeled them.

[Cassie521]

Does anybody have any tips/suggestions to make chestnut peeling easier?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMQzbbBDAq8

This is how I usually peel chestnut, heating them up usually helps.

[Ciel]

Yes, microwave ovens heat up water particles so that explains the water in the dish. Not liking that cheese knife he uses to score the shells (blade is way too long).

I watched briefly three other videos to the right of the one you posted. This one on roasting chestnuts mentions a special knife for cutting the shells! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hKm2WcXgzo

[Ciel]

Yes, microwave ovens heat up water particles so that explains the water in the dish. Not liking that cheese knife he uses to score the shells (blade is way too long).

I watched briefly three other videos to the right of the one you posted. This one on roasting chestnuts mentions a special knife for cutting the shells! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hKm2WcXgzo

An engineer's take on how to score chestnuts to let the steam do the work! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy1rpOwv-s4