All ways to cook them at home

Loved by young and old, the chestnuts they are the typical autumn fruit To be cooked also at home, in many different ways. Whoever prefers to read them, who baked in the oven. Who cooks them in a pan, who in the microwave and who at the barbecue.

Hot pampering autumn to be enjoyed in front of the fireplace during the cold evenings typical of this period of the year, the roasted chestnuts are full of beneficial properties, they contain mineral salts and fibers to the point of being considered a highly energetic food.

Depending on the method they are cooked, the result can be a soft biteAlmost creamy on the palate, as well as a more farinous but never intrusive one. To make the difference, however, it is not only the way of cooking, but also the container and the amount of heat in contact with chestnuts.

The more smoked flavor It will be given by cooking on the grill or fireplace, with the classic pan -cook pan; The sweetest from boiling in hot water.

Warm and enveloping, chestnuts can be prepared in many different ways.
Here are the most common e fast to be able to replicate even at home.

1. Caldarroste

Incide the chestnuts by cutting only the peel, transfer to a pierced pan and leave to cook on the slow heat, turning very often for 10-15 min. Then wrap them in a canvas for 5 minutes, in this way they will have the right humidity and peel in a moment.

2. Bollite chestnuts

Rinse the chestnuts, boil for 35-40 minutes, then dry and eat by cutting in half.

3. Chestnuts in air fryer

Blanch for 5 minutes (or soak for 15 min.), Incide from the rounded part from one end to the other the peel without touching the fruit and cook in the air fryer for 15 minutes at 200 ° C. When you open the basket they will already be opened.

4. Microwave chestnuts

Leave to soak for 30 min. Incide the peel without touching the fruit and bake in the microwave for 5 min. at 800W