How to peel chestnuts quickly_How to peel chestnuts quickly

Autumn is the time to eat chestnuts, but many of our friends, although they like to eat chestnuts, don’t like to peel the chestnuts. But no matter which way of cooking chestnuts, we need to peel the chestnuts by hand. If you know some tips, you won't be reluctant to peel chestnuts. So, how to peel chestnuts quickly? Here are a dozen methods for you.

Nutritional value of chestnuts

Chestnut, also known as chestnut, is known as the "king of thousands of fruits" and is called the "five fruits" together with peach, apricot, plum and jujube. It is called "health food" abroad. It is a superior fruit that strengthens the spleen and kidneys and prolongs life.

Chestnuts are rich in nutrients, including carbohydrates, protein, fat, multiple vitamins and inorganic salts. Chestnuts have a good preventive and therapeutic effect on hypertension, coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, etc. Elderly people can eat chestnuts regularly, which is beneficial for fighting aging and prolonging life.

Chestnuts have many uses. They can be boiled into soup with water for treating physical weakness and sore limbs after illness. Chestnut porridge can be cooked with sugar to replenish kidney qi and strengthen muscles and bones. A few dried chestnuts can be eaten every morning and evening, or fresh chestnuts can be stewed and eaten for treating kidney deficiency in the elderly. In case of bruises, congestion and swelling, raw chestnut meat can be ground into a paste and applied to the affected area.

It should be noted that chestnuts are difficult to digest when eaten raw, and can easily cause gas when eaten cooked, so they should not be eaten too much, and should not be eaten by people with indigestion or severe heat.

But it is difficult to peel raw chestnuts. Here are 11 ways to peel chestnuts:

1. Salt water boiling method

After washing the chestnuts, use a knife to make a small cut in the middle; put them in salt water and cook on the stove for 5 minutes; while they are still hot, remove the shells and skins; when all are peeled, they are still intact.

2. Hot water soaking method

Wash the raw chestnuts, put them in a container, add a little salt, cover them with boiling water, and cover the pot. After 5 minutes, take out the chestnuts and cut them open, the chestnut skin will fall off along with the chestnut shell. This method of removing chestnut skin saves time and effort.

3. Salt water soaking method (strongly recommended)

Pour the chestnuts directly into salt water for 5 minutes; then cut a slit with a knife; remove the shell and skin while hot; quite intact.

4. Incision Soaking Method

Cut chestnuts in half; remove the shells; soak in boiling water, covered, for 5 minutes; the skins can be easily removed.

5. Chopstick stirring method

Cut the chestnuts in half, peel them and put them in a basin. Add boiling water and soak them for a while. Stir them with chopsticks and the skin will separate from the flesh. But be careful, the soaking time should not be too long, otherwise it will affect the nutritional content of the chestnuts.

6. Refrigerator Freezer Method

After the chestnuts are cooked, cool them down and place them in the refrigerator for two hours to separate the shell and the meat. This way, the chestnut skin can be peeled quickly and the chestnut meat remains intact.

7. Rice Cooker Method

After washing the chestnuts, cut a slit; put them in the rice cooker without adding water; press the cooking button, take them out and peel off the shell; because after cooking, they are cooked. So it's easy to peel off. The color isn't very nice either.

8. Pressure Cooker Method

After washing the chestnuts, cut a slit with a knife; put them in a pressure cooker without adding water; after it starts to steam, turn off the heat after three minutes. Remove the shell and skin; it is difficult to peel and it is not easy to know when to turn off the heat.

9. Microwave Heating Method

Use scissors to cut the shell of the raw chestnuts you bought, heat them in a microwave at high temperature for 30 seconds, and the skin and flesh inside will automatically fall off. The colors made by the microwave are quite beautiful. However, before using this method to remove the chestnut shell, be sure to cut open the shell, otherwise it may cause the microwave oven to malfunction.

10. Thermal Expansion and Contraction Method

Use a knife to peel the chestnut shells, put them into boiling water and cook for 3-5 minutes. After taking them out, immediately soak them in cold water for 3-5 minutes. This will make it easy to peel off the chestnut shells and the taste will remain unchanged.

11. Sun exposure method (incision)

Place the raw chestnuts you want to eat in the sun for a day and the chestnut shells will crack. At this time, it is easy to peel off the chestnut shell and the thin skin inside whether you peel them raw or after cooking. However, chestnuts that are prepared for storage cannot be dried in the sun, because dried chestnuts cannot be preserved for a long time.