Roasted ( ^ )( ^ )Chestnuts

Why go through all that when you can just cut the X in them, put them on a tray and then put them in
a 400 deg oven for 30 minutes?

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ROASTED CHESTNUTS Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 30 min 1 1/2 to 2 lb whole chestnuts in
shell 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1/4 cup water

Special equipment: a chestnut knife (optional); a large heavy skillet (preferably cast-iron)
with a lid

Make a large X in each chestnut with chestnut knife or a sharp paring

knife,

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cutting through shell. Toss chestnuts with oil in a bowl.

Heat dry skillet over moderately low heat until hot, then roast chestnuts

in

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skillet on stovetop, covered, stirring every few minutes, 15 minutes.

Add water and continue to roast, covered, stirring occasionally, until

water is

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evaporated and chestnuts are tender, about 5 minutes more. Serve hot.

Gourmet

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We roast chestnuts in the fireplace! We take a knife and make a little cut in the shell, put the
chestnuts into a fireplace popcorn popper, and roast them until they pop. (Even with a cut through
the skin there is a bit of a pop.) Delicious and fun!

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Why go through all that when you can just cut the X in them, put them on a tray and then put them
in a 400 deg oven for 30 minutes?

"PENMART01" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:20031204170358.14188.00000138@mb-
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Quoted message said:

ROASTED CHESTNUTS Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 30 min 1 1/2 to 2 lb whole chestnuts in
shell 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1/4 cup water

Special equipment: a chestnut knife (optional); a large heavy skillet (preferably cast-iron)
with a lid

Make a large X in each chestnut with chestnut knife or a sharp paring

knife,

Quoted message said:

cutting through shell. Toss chestnuts with oil in a bowl.

Heat dry skillet over moderately low heat until hot, then roast chestnuts

in

Quoted message said:

skillet on stovetop, covered, stirring every few minutes, 15 minutes.

Add water and continue to roast, covered, stirring occasionally, until

water is

Quoted message said:

evaporated and chestnuts are tender, about 5 minutes more. Serve hot.

Gourmet

---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon
```````````` "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

Mary said:

We roast chestnuts in the fireplace! We take a knife and make a little cut in the shell, put the
chestnuts into a fireplace popcorn popper, and roast them until they pop. (Even with a cut through
the skin there is a bit of a pop.) Delicious and fun!

Yeah, isn't that what the song says? "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.... Jack Schidt nipping at
your nose..." LOL

Problem is, sometimes the chestnuts are spoiled and mealy. It's nice when you can get really nice
solid chestnuts. Hard to find down here in the Southern U.S. but they "import" them from the
Northern climates.

Jill

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Why go through all that when you can just cut the X in them, put them on a tray and then put them
in a 400 deg oven for 30 minutes?

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ROASTED CHESTNUTS Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 30 min 1 1/2 to 2 lb whole chestnuts in
shell 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1/4 cup water

Special equipment: a chestnut knife (optional); a large heavy skillet (preferably cast-iron)
with a lid

Make a large X in each chestnut with chestnut knife or a sharp paring

knife,

Quoted message said:

cutting through shell. Toss chestnuts with oil in a bowl.

Heat dry skillet over moderately low heat until hot, then roast chestnuts

in

Quoted message said:

skillet on stovetop, covered, stirring every few minutes, 15 minutes.

Add water and continue to roast, covered, stirring occasionally, until

water is

Quoted message said:

evaporated and chestnuts are tender, about 5 minutes more. Serve hot.

Gourmet

---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon
```````````` "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."