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| I bought a bag of peeled chestnuts at CostCo yesterday.
Opened the bag and the smell is odd. Earthy? Has anyone used these? Is the lack of flavor normal for chestnuts? TIA |
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| I actually like bagged chestnuts and to me they are quite different than fresh roasted ones. Love those too. |
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| That reassures me. Thank you! |
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| I love chestnuts and have never tried bagged ones. I am going to look for them at Costco this weekend. I have a recipe I love with brussel sprouts! |
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- Posted by jessicavanderhoff (My Page) on Thu, Nov 22, 12 at 4:14
| Hmm. I've never had pre peeled ones, but I find the smell to be pleasant and not odd, so that sounds iffy to me. |
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- Posted by bulldinkie (My Page) on Fri, Nov 23, 12 at 15:54
| I just got some at a fruit stand not sure what to do with them?????help.. |
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| Bulldinkie I will assume the ones you purchased are still in the shell. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Make a cut across the round part of the shell. Place the nuts flat side down on a baking sheet. Nuts should not be touching. After 30 minutes take out one nut. The shell near the slash should be pulling back. Take a paring knife and pierce the nut. They should be tender when done - but not soft. If you can roast them over coals or wood - even better. Once the nuts are roasted and cooled pull the shells off. I love them so much that I eat them by themselves. They don't last long enough at my house to make it into stuffing. They have occasionally made it into some pan roasted brussel sprouts. For a real treat take some of the still warm chestnuts and soak them in red wine or port! The restaurant I worked at in Italy 35 years ago served roasted chestnuts soaked in brandy, sweet red wine or port as a dessert choice. If you are still in doubt I am certain you can find a number of roasting methods on the internet. I'd love to hear how they turned out! Teresa |
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- Posted by bulldinkie (My Page) on Sat, Nov 24, 12 at 14:21
| Thank you Teresa ,I just made 2 apple pies and a big chicken pot pie for hubby to take hunting.Im gonna do the chestnuts now ty again.I didnt know guys ate that well at hunting camp lol |
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