Roasted Chestnuts (From Your Toaster Oven)

Personally, I find chestnuts a real pain to cook and peel so I like to buy them ready to eat. Trader Joe’s sells some that are steamed, peeled, and vacuum-packed and other places carry them in jars. While I was catching up on my beauty sleep, Fitbomb got it into his head that he wanted to roast some up the old-fashioned way.

Time to make Roasted Chestnuts (From Your Toaster Oven)!

Makes 2 cups

Ingredients:

• 2 cups chestnuts
• ¼ cup of water

Equipment:

• All of my recommended kitchen tools are listed here.

He took 2 cups of chestnuts, scored the flat side of each with an X,

and placed them in a tightly sealed foil pack with ¼ cup of water.

He then placed the packet into our toaster oven which had been preheated to 375 F.  The chestnuts took a good 45 minutes to get tender.

I asked Fitbomb how long it took to peel the chestnuts and he responded, “FOREVER!” They look really nice, though, don’t they? It’s a good thing my spouse has a mild, as-yet-undiagnosed case of OCD. My “peeled” chestnuts are completely covered with tough fiber-y bits. His roasted (and clean) chestnuts were definitely tastier than the store-bought pre-cooked ones but I just don’t have the patience to prepare them. It’s nice to have an anal hubby who will do it for me!

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