How to peel the chestnut whole, how to peel the chestnut well

The chestnut shelling method is as follows:

Hot water soaking method: Wash the raw chestnuts and put them in a utensil, add a little refined salt, soak 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 together with the chestnut shell, which saves time and effort to remove the chestnut skin.

Chopsticks stirring method: put all two cloves of chestnuts, put them in a basin after shelling, add boiling water to soak for a while, stir with chopsticks, and 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 content of chestnuts.

Refrigerator freezing method: After the chestnuts are cooked, they are cooled and placed in the refrigerator for two hours to separate the shell meat. In this way, the chestnut coat is peeled quickly, and the chestnut flesh is complete.

Microwave heating method: cut the shell of the raw chestnuts you bought with scissors, and heat them in the microwave for 30 seconds at high temperature, and the inner layer of clothing and meat will automatically detach. Before using this method to remove chestnuts, be sure to cut the shell, otherwise it may cause microwave failure.

Thermal expansion and cold contraction method: peel off the shell of the chestnuts with a knife, boil 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, and the taste remains the same.

Sun exposure method: Put the raw chestnuts to be eaten in the sun for a day, and the chestnut shells will crack.

It is best to use the microwave method.

How do you peel chestnuts to peel them completely? You can do it this way.

Let's prepare some tools first, we need a knife, this is a must, otherwise the nails are not easy to open, and then prepare a little salt, and we can start when we come down.

Boil a pot of hot water in a pot first, pour the hot water into the basin, add some salt, then pour in the prepared fresh chestnuts and let the chestnuts soak in the water for ten minutes.

When the time is up, take out the chestnuts, you can start to peel the shell, first use a knife to scratch a hole on the surface of the chestnut, remember to scratch, don't use too hard, don't scratch the chestnut meat, after having this opening, and then peel off the chestnut by hand, there will be a layer of soft skin on the chestnut taken out, this soft skin will be torn off, such a very finished chestnut will be peeled out, if we usually use a knife directly to scratch, and then hard to peel, the shell may be easy to peel off, but the soft skin inside is difficult to remove, pick and pick out, Chestnuts will be pitted and ugly.

This method of peeling chestnuts is very simple, you will do it at a glance, don't peel it directly in the future, do this step more and soak it in hot water, and then peel the chestnuts, it will become very easy.

When soaking in hot water, the water temperature should be high, so that the chestnuts are easier to soak and expand, and sprinkle salt in the water, so that the chestnuts can absorb heat faster, so that the skin of the chestnuts and the chestnut flesh can be separated, and after soaking, the chestnut shell will be a little soft, no longer so hard, and it will become effortless to cut with a knife.

After knowing this method, I no longer cook or peel it directly, which is really convenient and I can eat chestnuts to my heart's content. Before, I peeled chestnuts hard, and my thumb hurt so much, but now it's okay, I'm not afraid anymore, it's very comfortable to peel, it's very complete, and it's fast, when to use it and when to peel it, no need to act in advance. Taking advantage of the large number of chestnuts on the market, let's try this method.

Extended Information: Uses.

Chestnut uses can be divided into the following according to the way they are eaten:

1) Fried chestnut species, its fruit type is smaller, the sugar content and protein are higher, the starch is less, waxy, and the excellent varieties are represented by chestnut produced in Yanshan Mountain Range of Hebei Province. [2]

2) Vegetable chestnut species, large fruit type, low sugar content, high moisture, starch content, japonica, suitable for dishes, pastries, canned food, etc., representative varieties of chestnut in Jiangsu, Hubei and other real estate. [2]

How to peel chestnuts

Step 1: We must first make an opening for the chestnut, so that when it will be cooked, the water can enter, the heat expansion and cold contraction will separate the flesh and peel, and use scissors to cut a long hole in one of the chestnuts, and the shell should be completely cut open, and the mouth should be longer.

Step 2: Put water in the pot to submerge the chestnuts and add about 2 tablespoons of salt, which can soften the peel and vegetables (dehydrated) and make it easier to operate.

Step 3: **Cook for 5 minutes, and you don't need to be fully cooked, because some chestnuts also need to be reprocessed and heated, if you eat them directly, of course, you can cook them for a while, and they can be fully cooked in about 10 minutes.

Step 4: Boiled chestnuts are fished out, don't overuse cold water, otherwise the shell will be retracted immediately and the previous efforts will be abandoned, keep the chestnuts a certain heat, I use the Zhenmi lifting electric hot pot, when the key rises, the hot water below can continue to keep the temperature of the chestnuts, peeling chestnuts is more suitable, you can peel it when it is not hot.

Step 5: At this time, the husk is already very soft, easily tear the husk along the opening, squeeze it hard or completely tear it out, and a complete yellow-orange-orange flesh will be peeled out.

Peeling chestnuts is actually like those raw chestnuts are not easy to open, you directly boil water in the pot, and then wash the chestnuts and put them in the pot to boil with boiling water, and then the chestnuts can be peeled is very simple, directly with your hands to make it open, you can try it, this method is very simple, and it is easy to peel.

I will find out the method of peeling chestnuts for you: first prepare a handful of simple, cut a cross-shaped opening on the side of the chestnuts, and then put it into a large basin, pour boiling water, the chestnuts are blistered with boiling water, the shell will become soft, and the layer of skin inside will also become expanded, and there will be a gap between the chestnut and the pulp, it is easy to peel the shell, soak for ten minutes. When the time is up, the water is no longer hot, and with a gentle flick, the chestnut shell is peeled off, and the chestnut is very complete.

Peeled chestnuts put in a large bowl, be sure to soak them in water, so that the chestnuts will not oxidize and turn black, and the peeled chestnuts are used to make chestnut roast chicken and chestnut braised pork, which are very good. The fastest way to peel chestnuts: use scissors to cut a cross opening in the chestnut and put the chestnut in a pot; Then add boiling water to blanch the chestnuts, and when the water is not hot, peel off the chestnut skin from the opening.

Soak or freeze. When peeling chestnuts, you can clean the chestnuts and put them in a basin, pour boiling water, cover and let them simmer for 5 minutes, and remove the chestnut skin. When peeling chestnuts, you can also wash the chestnuts, cook them in a pot, remove them and freeze them in the refrigerator for 2 hours, so that the chestnut shells can also be easily removed.

Chestnut, a dicot plant of the family Chestnut, is known as the "king of dried fruits". It is found in Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Africa in the northern hemisphere.

It is single-lobed, elliptic or oblong-elliptic, with hairy teeth on the margins; Monoecious, the male flowers are erect inflorescences, and the female flowers are born in the total bracts alone or severally; The nut is encapsulated in the total bracts of dense spikes, which are 5 11 cm in diameter; The flowering period is from May to June, and the fruit ripening period is from September to October.