delicious chestnuts also have health care effects. Chestnut paste can strengthen the spleen and stomach, chestnut cake can replenish qi and nourish the stomach, chestnut sheep soup can replenish qi and stop bleeding, and chestnut roasted cabbage can tonify the kidney. But peeling chestnuts is really a troublesome thing. Next, I’ll teach you 8 ways to peel chestnuts skillfully.
1. Hot water immersion method:
wash raw chestnuts, put them into a vessel, immerse them in boiling water, and cover the pot. After 5 minutes, take out the chestnuts and cut them, and the chestnut skin will fall off immediately. This method saves time and effort.
2. Chopsticks mixing method:
split all the chestnuts, put them into the basin after shelling, soak them in boiling water for a while, and stir them with chopsticks. The skin of the chestnuts will be separated from the chestnut meat. The soaking time should not be too long, otherwise it will affect the nutritional components of chestnuts.
3. Refrigerator freezing method:
chestnuts are cooked, cooled, and frozen in the refrigerator for two hours to separate the shell and meat. In this way, the chestnut clothes peel quickly and the chestnut meat is complete.
4. Microwave heating method:
cut the shell of raw chestnuts with scissors and heat it in the microwave oven at high temperature for 30 seconds, and the inner layer of clothes and meat will be separated automatically. Before using this method to remove the chestnut skin, be sure to cut off its shell, otherwise it may cause microwave oven failure.
5. Thermal expansion and cold contraction method:
peel off the shell of chestnuts with a knife, cook them in boiling water for 3-5 minutes, and soak them in cold water for 3-5 minutes immediately after taking them out. It is easy to peel off the chestnuts without changing the taste.
6. Sun exposure method:
place the raw chestnuts to be eaten in the sun for one day, and the chestnuts shell will crack.
7. Natural air drying method:
put raw chestnuts in a ventilated and dry place and dry them for a few days, so that the chestnut skin is very easy to peel. This method can also make chestnuts into dried fruits. When eating, soak them with water first.
8. Salted water cooking method:
add some salt when cooking chestnuts, which will be peeled well after cooking.