Boiled Chestnuts. How and How Long to Cook Chestnuts
Try them once and you'll be ready to eat them every day! Easy to make. Chestnuts are a national dish in France, and the French, as everyone knows, know a thing or two about food. Once I tried boiled chestnuts, I was ready to eat them every single day.
Anya
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Boiled Chestnuts. How and How Long to Cook Chestnuts
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 9 %
1 g
Fats 0 %
0 g
Carbohydrates 91 %
10 g
45 kcal
GI:
0
/
100
/
0
- Chestnuts are a very nutritious food, containing vitamins A, C, and B, as well as various minerals and fiber. That said, if you're watching your weight, you shouldn't overdo chestnut dishes, since they're very high in calories. There are several varieties of chestnut tree. Edible chestnuts grow in Europe, Asia, and North America. Of course, you mustn't eat the wild chestnuts that grow in our country — they're not only unpleasant-tasting but also unsafe. Chestnuts meant for cooking can be bought at a large grocery store. There are various ways to cook chestnuts, but the simplest recipe is boiled chestnuts. First, bring water to a boil. Score the chestnuts on two sides and drop them into the boiling water. Add the spices and salt as well. Chestnuts need to cook for about 40 minutes. Then drain the water and enjoy!
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Fresh sweet chestnut - 194 kcal/100g
- Dried sweet chestnut - 377 kcal/100g
- Boiled chestnuts - 131 kcal/100g
- Bay leaf - 313 kcal/100g
- Rosemary - 131 kcal/100g
- Celery - 12 kcal/100g
- Celery root - 32 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
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