Hi, I'm Francy Deskin with FreshPoint and
today we're going to talk about how to cook a chestnut. The best way to cook a
chestnut is just like the holiday song would imply, roasting them over an open
fire. Don't have one of those? No problem...pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees then you're gonna take the chestnut on the
flat side, and you put a superficial incision just like you would tomato concasse. Roast those off in the oven for 20-25 minutes until they pop open. Now,
the thing that you want to be careful of is, if you start to hear some pings and
pongs coming out of your oven, that might mean that those chestnuts are exploding,
and maybe you didn't get that incision quite deep enough. So make sure you cut
it deep enough, alright...and be careful when you open the door because now they can escape, and possibly hit you. So be careful.. hashtag true story.
Okay so chestnuts are in season from September to January, and during these
times on the street corners of Europe you can see chestnuts roasting an open
fire and you can get a little warm bag and it's a great experience. Are chestnuts really a nut? Yes they are. They're a little bit different from a
nut, in that they're more starchy like a potato, but that's the right texture that
you want when you've roasted them properly. Some great recipes to use for
chestnuts: try them in your holiday stuffing, try making a soup with them--it
brings a really unique and interesting texture, and my personal favorite is a
Mont Blanc dessert. It's a sweetened chestnut cream, mounted onto a plate, and dusted
with powdered sugar....(it's) so good. How do you store a chestnut? Just keep them in the
fridge in a tightly covered container and they should last for two to three
weeks. Remember, Fresh Things come from FreshPoint.