Chestnut Recipes

MAKING 1. In a wok, toast sesame seeds over a moderate heat for 1-2 minutes. 2. Keep aside in a plate. 3. In the hot wok, add groundnut or vegetable oil and sesame oil. 4. Heat over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. 5. Add spring onions, ginger, snap... - 48.0987

GETTING READY 1) Cut the green onions and celery in diagonal slices, about 1/2 inch thick. MAKING 2) In a skillet, heat oil. 3) Add onions, celery and peppers to sauté until slightly browned. 4) Add almonds, water chestnuts and cooked turkey. 5) Add... - 47.4476

Day before or early in day: Preheat oven to 325°F. Cut gash in shell of each chestnut. Arrange in 10-inch skillet with ovenproof handle; add shortening; bake 15 minutes. Remove shells and inner skin; cook chestnuts in boiling salted water, to cover, 5 to 10... - 46.8645

Put the chestnuts in the pressure cooker, cover with water, put on the lid and bring to high (15 Ib) pressure. Cook for 2 minutes. Reduce pressure quickly. Peel the chestnuts. Rinse out the cooker and fry the pheasant, dusted with the flour, in the hot butter... - 46.6785

MAKING 1) In a pan, steam the soaked chestnuts for about 30 minutes until they are soft. 2) Alternately, slit the skins of the fresh chestnuts, steam for about 40 minutes and immediately peel them. 3) In a covered pan, gently saute the onion and celery in the... - 45.845

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven to temperature of 350 degrees. 2) Grease a deep round cake tin of 8-inches. Use non-stick parchment or greased greaseproof paper to line it. 3) With sifted flour, dust the inside of the prepared tin. MAKING 4) Blend together the... - 45.7535

GETTING READY 1. Roll the pork over ginger and flour. 2. In a microwave oven, conventionally brown the dredged pork with little oil on surface unit. 3. In a 1 measure cup combine pineapple juice with ¼ cup flour, and water. 4. Stir in soy sauce, vinegar,... - 45.6254

GETTING READY 1) Joint the chicken and cut the breast in four pieces. 2) In a bowl, place the chicken with salt, pepper, soy sauce and sherry. 3) Toss the chicken so it marinates properly and let it stand for 30 minutes. 4) Cut across on the top of each water... - 45.5597

MAKING 1) Place the unpeeled onions in boiling water for about 5 minutes. 2) Remove from boiling water and allow to cool. 3) Snap off the tops, peel, and take out the inner stuff. 4) Chop the in-sides of onions and put aside. 5) In frying pan,fry the bacon... - 45.5061

Put the chestnut puree in a bowl, add the sour cream (creme fraiche) and vanilla and mix well. Add the egg yolks and mix thoroughly. Oil the base of a 7 inch (18 cm) souffle mold (mould) and line with a circle of oiled non-stick parchment (greaseproof... - 45.1314

Heat the salad oil in a wok or a large frying pan. Cook, stirring constantly, the garlic and the green onions until they are golden brown. Add the pork. Stir-fry until the pork is browned on all sides. Stir in the soy sauce, sugar and lemon juice. Stir-fry... - 44.7832

MAKING 1 For the Filling: In a bowl, combine all filling ingredients and blend well to form a smooth paste. 2 Using a cookie cutter and working with one sheet of pasta at a time, cut out circles about 2 1/2 inches (6 cm) in diameter. 3 Using beaten... - 44.5723

Chill a 1.5 litre/2 1/2 pint bombe mould in the freezer then line with the softened ice cream, smoothing it to make a neat cavity. Return to the freezer. To make the filling, drop the chestnuts into boiling water and parboil them for 10 minutes. Remove from... - 44.2698

GETTING READY 1 Place a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 350 degrees farenheit. 2 Lightly butter and flour a 13 X 9-inch baking pan and tap out the excess flour. MAKING 3 For cake:In the bowl of a standing heavy-duty electric mixer,combine the... - 44.1874

GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit, 180 degree Celsius. MAKING 2. In a casserole melt 1 to 1 1/2 ounce butter and start browning the pheasant slowly, making sure it is evenly browned all over. 3. Take it out and keep it aside. 4. Add... - 44.152

Remove the legs of the pigeons and then, cutting along the base of the rib cage, separate the backs from the breasts. Brown the breasts in butter, or a mixture of butter and oil, and remove them from the pan. Brown the legs and backs and set aside. Add the... - 44.0862

MAKING 1) In 2 pints of water, boil chestnuts or in a steamer, steam them for 30 minutes until tender and keep aside warm in a pan. 2) Else bake the fresh chestnuts for 20 minutes in a tin on top shelf of a hot oven after making a slit in skins. Discard... - 43.9656

MAKING 1 Thoroughly drain the chestnuts and put in a shallow pan. 2 Cover the chestnuts with a mixture of butter, Season-All, savory, basil leaves and nutmeg. 3 If using fresh chestnuts, make a slit in skin. 4 Cover with water and boil for 25 minutes;... - 43.6477

GETTING READY 1) Boil water and add chestnut cooking for 2 minutes. 2) Drain and keep aside. 3) Slit the chestnuts with a sharp knife and remove the skin. 4) Boil again in simmering heat for 20 minutes. 5) Drain out of water and keep aside. MAKING 6) Halve... - 43.5134

In small mixing bowl combine pears and lemon juice, tossing slices with juice to prevent browning; set aside. In 10-inch nonstick skillet combine margarine and oil and heat until margarine is melted; add mushrooms and scallions and saute until mushrooms are... - 43.3204

Melt half the butter in a saucepan. Add the onion and fry until it is golden brown. Add the sausagemeat and cook, stirring, until it loses its pinkness. Stir in the bread crumbs, thyme, pepper to taste, the celery salt and nutmeg. Cook for a further 5... - 43.1568

If the chestnuts are fresh, steam for 15-20 minutes until they soften. Canned ones may be used as they are, but rinse in cold water first. Heat the oil in a large saucepan or flameproof casserole and brown the pork well on all sides. Add the wine, stock,... - 42.8913

GETTING READY 1) Chop chestnuts coarsely to measure 1/2 cup. Halave a chestnut and keep aside for garnishing. 2) Divide eggs, separating yolks in large bowl and keeping aside white for later use. MAKING 3) In a small heavy saucepan, mix thoroughly chocolate... - 42.8423

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the oven to 350°F. 2) Cut the chestnuts in half and place on a baking pan. 3) Bake the chestnuts in oven until the skins begin to separate. 4) Allow the chestnuts to cool, take the skin off and chop roughly. MAKING 5) In a pot, cook... - 42.7296

GETTING READY 1. Make a slit in the hard skin of a chestnut with a sharp knife; Lay them on a baking sheet and place in a hot oven at 425° F and bake for half an hour MAKING 2. In a saucepan, put sugar and water and bring it to a boil, stirring to dissolve... - 42.6388

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven to temperature of 350 degrees. 2) After splitting the squabs into halves, dredge with flour. MAKING 3) In a skillet, heat the butter and brown the squabs on all sides. Move them to a casserole. 4) Put all the remaining flour... - 42.1595

GETTING STARTED 1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. MAKING 2. Peel the skin of raw chestnuts, by either cutting the strip of shell on one side or making ½ inch criss-cross gash on the flat side. 3. Take a saucepan and add cold water to it . Boil the water for... - 41.6847

GETTING READY 1) Score chestnuts on the soft side. MAKING 2) Take a pot and pour cold water in it. Put the chestnuts and boil for 2 minutes. Drain the liquid ad set aside. 3) Once the chestnuts cool, peel and shell them. 4) Put the chestnuts in a saucepan... - 41.1388

GETTING READY 1. Grease a 2-quart casserole with butter. 2. Preheat the oven to 350 degree F. MAKING 1. In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. 2. Add and sauté onion till soft and transparent. 3. Add the cooked rice and chestnuts and toss... - 41.0776

1. One hour before preparing, cover the dried mushrooms with 1 cup boiling water and set aside. 2. Preheat the oven to 350°F. 3. Cut the turkey or turkey roast into 1-inch cubes. Melt the butter in a skillet and brown the turkey cubes, a few at a time. Add a... - 40.9809

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven to temperature of 400 degrees. MAKING 2) On the flat side of each chestnut, make a small cut. 3) Place the chestnuts on a baking sheet, place near the top of the preheated oven and roast. After about 10 minutes, the skins of the... - 40.8919

MAKING 1. Place the boiled sprouts in a saucepan and keep warm by lacing the pan over a double boiler. 2. In a sauté pan, melt butter over a low flame 3. Add the flour to the butter when it starts to froth and stir to blend well to make a roux 4. Pour the... - 40.8843

MAKING 1 Using a small serrated knife, cut an "X" on the flat side of each chestnut. 2 Place in a medium saucepan and cover with water. 3 Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. 4 Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer to loosen the skins,... - 40.8799

GETTING READY 1) Wash the rabbit and place on paper towels. MAKING 2) In a bowl, add chestnuts and pour in sherry till chestnuts ae completely soaked. Keep aside. 3) In a pan, add oil and heat. 4) Add the rabbit and brown well all over. 5) Mix in the onion,... - 40.4824

Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until pale. Melt the chocolate with the coffee over low heat, then stir into the egg yolks. Beat in the chestnut puree. Beat the egg whites until they are stiff, then fold into the egg yolk mixture. Spoon into two... - 40.3494

GETTING READY 1) Make a crisscross cut on top of each chestnut. 2) In a large saucepan, place water chestnuts and cover with water. 3) Bring to boil and simmer for 20 minutes or until tender. MAKING 4) Drain, cool and peel the chestnuts. 5) Mash the... - 40.1394

GETTING READY 1) Slit the chestnuts from the flat side and place in a saucepan. 2) Cover with boiling water, reboil and simmer for about 10 minutes. 3) Drain the chestnuts and peel away both the outer and inner skins. 4) Peel and finely chop the... - 40.1266

1. In a heavy medium saucepan, bring the milk with the vanilla bean to a boil over moderately high heat; immediately reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. 2. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until thickened and... - 39.5933

MAKING 1. Take a heavy saucepan, add butter, place on medium heat to melt it. Sauté celery, onion, garlic, carrot, parsley, pumpkin, pepper, allspice and bay leaves, stirring once in a while, till vegetables turn soft. 2. Mix reconstituted, fresh mushrooms... - 38.9381

GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. MAKING 2. Grease a 1 ½ quarter casserole, with butter and add onion and celery. 3. Arrange the chestnuts. 4. Season with pepper and pour in broth. Add an anise if using. 5. Cover the casserole with its lid or... - 38.73

Moisten the cornstarch with the soy sauce, sherry and lemon juice, and stir in the sugar. Pour this sauce over the kidneys and let them marinate for half an hour. Drain the kidneys, reserving the sauce. Heat the oil in a heavy skillet. Stirring constantly,... - 38.6892

Boil chestnuts, remove skins and chop or mince nuts finely for stuffing. Cook Spanish onion in water until tender, chop finely, add to chestnuts, season well and bind with egg. Stuff duck with chestnut mixture, truss, lard with bacon, if liked. Slice... - 38.104

Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven. Add the chicken, vegetables and chestnuts. Saute until chicken browns. Sprinkle with flour and curry powder, reduce heat and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in stock and cream and simmer for 35-45 minutes. Serve over noodles or... - 37.8361

GETTING READY 1 Using a sharp knife, score the chestnuts. MAKING 2 In a pan, cook the apricots in boiling water for about 10 minutes. 3 Or, in a frying pan with 1/2 oz fat, heat the apricots for 4 to 5 minutes. 4 Remove the skins and peel. 5 ... - 37.7439

Melt butter in heavy skillet. Add onion, green pepper and celery. Saute aver moderate heat, stirring fre- quently, until tendfir. Remove from heat; add water chestnuts, peas, soup and pimentos. Place in casse- role. Sprinkle with cxumbs. Bake at 350 degrees... - 37.3053

GETTING READY 1) On lowest setting, heat the oven. 2) On 3 baking sheets, line greased greaseproof paper with a 23 cm (9 inch) circle marked on each. MAKING 3) In a bowl, place the egg whites and whisk till stiff. 4) Beat in half the sugar, and beat for... - 37.1579

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven moderately. MAKING 2) In a baking tin heat fresh chestnuts until outer skin bursts and inner fine skin can be rubbed off. 3) In a pan boil water and cook chestnuts until tender. 4) Rub through wire sieve and keep in a bowl. 5)... - 37.1424

GETTING READY 1) With a sharp knife, make a cut in each chestnut 2) In a saucepan, place the chestnuts. 3) Cover with cold water, boil once and cook for 10 minutes. 4) Drain chestnuts and remove both outer and inner skins. 5) Trim the sprouts and cut across... - 36.8423

MAKING 1) Make a crisscross cut on the top of each chestnut. 2) In a saucepan, bring the water to boil. 3) Cook the chestnuts in the water until its shells burst and chestnuts are soft. 4) Drain, cool and remove the shells of chestnuts. FINALIZING 5) Force... - 36.6757

1. Prepare chestnuts and remove skins. 2. Halve or quarter any large nuts. 3. Cover with stock, add celery, and boil about 20 minutes or until nuts are just tender. 4. Separately, cook sprouts in stock or salted water until tender. 5. Drain, and return to the... - 36.3755

GETTING READY 1.) Preheat the oven to 325F/170C gas mark 3 2.)Chop the onions finely MAKING 3) Saute onions in the margarine or oil for 5-10 minutes, until soft 4.)Cook skinned chestnuts in sufficient water 5.)Now add the cooked chestnuts along with the... - 36.2702

Place chestnuts in heavy saucepan or casserole. Cover with consomme to the depth of 1/2 inch. Mix cornstarch and wine to a smooth paste. Pour over chestnuts. Add salt and pepper to taste and dot with butter. Simmer, covered, over lowest possible heat for 50... - 36.2316

MAKING 1) First, split the chestnuts deeply through the shells. 2) Place them in the microwave oven and on high power, cook for 1 minute. 3) Change the position of the nuts and continue to cook. Check constantly so that the nuts do not overcook. Remove them... - 35.3129

MAKING 1. In a large saucepan, plunge the chestnuts into boiling water and blanch them for 15 minutes. 2. Drain chestnuts into a colander and refresh under cold tap water. Drain well and allow them stand until cool enough to handle. 3. While still warm, peel... - 35.3101

1. Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Heat the oil in a large frying pan, then fry the onions and two-thirds of the bacon, covered, for 10 mins until the onions are very soft. Once cool enough to handle, mix with the chopped chestnuts, sausage meat,... - 34.4925

MAKING 1) In a bowl, beat the cream and milk together until thick. 2) Fold in the chestnut puree until thoroughly blended. 3) Spoon or pipe the Chestnut Dessert into individual freezerproof dishes. 4) If you wish to freeze the recipe do it at this stage.... - 33.845