How to cook chestnuts?

i don't want sauces or glazes, just the best way to cook them. i haven't had them for about 35 yrs and want to make some for the holidays. either by oven or roasting.

How to cook chestnuts?
The best way to roast chestnuts is over the coals, but if that's not practical Italians generally roast them over a gas burner, in a simple iron pan that has many holes punched through it to allow the flames to touch the chestnuts -- see my article for instruction. However, you may not have the pan (or want to sacrifice one to the cause) or may not have a gas burner. At this point the oven is your only option.

Preheat your oven to 425 F (210 C). Take your chestnuts and make a cut across the round side of each to keep them from exploding, and arrange them either on a rack or on a cookie sheet. Roast them until the skins have pulled back from the cuts and the nutmeats have softened (exactly how long will depend upon the chestnuts, but at least 15-20 minutes. Remove the nuts from the oven, make a mound of them in an old towel, wrap them up, squeeze them hard -- they should crackle -- and let them sit for a few minutes.

Open a bottle of vino Novello (or Beaujolais Nouveau), open the towel, pour yourself a glass, peel the skin off the first chestnut, and enjoy
Reply:ROASTED CHESTNUTS



Place the pierced nuts on a cookie sheet or a shallow pan and roast in a 425 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Our ancestors did this on a pan over an open fire but, until they learned to prick the skins, it was a pretty hazardous pastime, even if they did lay bets on whose might pop first.

BOILED CHESTNUTS: Pierce chestnuts, cover with water and boil until soft in center.
Reply:Yummm. Here you go:



http://www.ehow.com/how_9920_roast-chest...
Reply:roast them on an open fire!

Just kidding, I 've never had them, but would like to try them.

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