Nobody said it would be easy.
I was the only one who thought so.
I am sitting in the kitchen, I brought my laptop here now because waiting for these chestnuts to cook without doing anything else is a waste of time. Sometimes I check how the chestnuts are doing in the boiling water, and I still have to go to buy rum... this chestnut puree won't be ready soon, I can see it now. 😂
Why I am doing this to myself? So many other things could have been finished until now, however now I started this so I will finish it, my first homemade chestnut puree!
A few days ago I bought half a kilo of fresh chestnuts at the market. We love roasted chestnuts, but at home, they never turn out as good and tasty as when you buy them on the street from street vendors. However, every year we try to roast them at home a couple of times. This time too, I bought fresh chestnuts thinking that we would roast them, but I realized that chestnut puree would be a special treat that I would like even more than roasted chestnuts because the last time I ate them was many, many years ago. A very long time ago, really. Some 10 or 15 years ago.
So here I am, as you already read at the beginning of the post, in the kitchen waiting for the chestnuts to cook.
Before I put them into the pot I washed the chestnuts and cut a line into the shell. My dad told me to do so but I also knew it from before, as then it is easier to peel them when cooked.
I started to do this with a normal straight knife, but then I realized it would be better with a serrated knife, not to cut my fingers as the chestnuts are hard and their shell is slippery.
I was doing this until my left wrist was not hurting too much (as I was pressing the chestnuts like crazy so they did not jump away). Anyway, it was a long time ago already, and now the cooking time is also getting to its end. 40 minutes passed since they went to this hot bath.
...long pause...
The chestnuts were cooked. I drained the water and put them in a large paper bag for a few minutes while they were still hot. I started peeling them when I could handle the heat. Some of the peels came off very easily because the cuts helped them open nicely. Others took more time.
I put the cooked chestnuts in a large bowl and peeled them, one by one. The time needed for this...? maybe 30 minutes. Luckily, I had some fun because my son was there and was practising scales and studies that he will have to play for an exam in a month.
The cooked chestnuts were ready for the next stage. Mixing them with sugar syrup, vanilla aroma, rum... oops, but I didn't go to the shop in the end to buy a bottle of rum for 40ml that I needed...
I used a different liquor that I had at home. It was the same strong hahaha, so I am writing this post now under the influence of Pacharán. 😆
I mixed the syrup I made from 70g of sugar and a little water with a hand mixer with chestnuts (half a kilo), vanilla, and liquor. Once the mixing was done, I served the chestnut puree in crystal glasses (like those for ice cream) and topped them with whipped cream.
Time to move to the living room. My boys were watching a movie (The Social Network) and while I was chatting with a friend, my portion of chestnut puree disappeared. 😁
That part was easy, to enjoy in this chestnut puree! That is true!
Let's just ignore the fact that this short pleasure required three hours of prep work. 😁
Have you ever tried chestnut puree?
If yes, you will know how goooooooood it is!
If not... would you spend three hours to prepare it? 😆
Yes!
Creamy, boozy dessert.. mmmhmm :D
Creamy and boozy hahaha, you explained better than me 😁
So are all of life's pleasures, they cost a lot of time, effort or preparation, I wish it were easier.
That looks delicious. !! Congratulations and enjoy it. @mipiano 😍🥰
That's how it goes haha
But then we enjoy those moments more, as we know the effort behind it ;)
Gracias, y que tengas un buen fin de semana @soyunasantacruz 😇
Chestnut puree is sooo nice, but it takes so long to prepare. Can you do mine please 🙏🙏 😁
Yes, I would prepare & serve you chestnut puree in such a glass, with pleasure 😉
And some chocolate shavings on top please
On your way, with chocolate shavings!
Lo haría....si tuviera las castañas 🤣🤣🤣.
It looks delicious, I've never eaten it, but I would surely like it 🤭. At least I already have the recipe...something is something 😆 A hug, happy weekend to all 🤗.
Yes, you have now at least one thing, the recipe. 😆 How to find chestnuts in Cuba... I don't know... it seems that it doesn't grow there. When you come to
Spain one day, in winter, you would find it easily 😇
Gracias por el abrazo, yo también mando uno y os deseo feliz fin de semana igualmente! :))
No crecen ☹️, pero espero poder comprar castañas asadas a un vendedor ambulante un día no muy lejano. En una calle de España, iluminada con brillantes luces navideñas y en buena compañía... es un propósito :)
No.... never tried it... but that I see... it looks delicious... this recipe will be with me, I assure you!!!! Yummy!😍
I haven't found chestnut puree in Spain, maybe I just didn't search well. It is usually served in winter, in pastry shops, in the way I did - in a glass and topped with whipped cream. It is very tasty!
Ahhh yes it must be in bakeries, but homemade must be much more delicious and I love cooking! Thank you!😃
I rarely eat chestnuts because are really super expensive here but when I lived in the mountains and where free unusually to boil it or cook them in a special pan, by the wine this puree with liquor and cream looks really a super yummy thing, a sweet treat 🤤🤤
We usually eat the roasted version, and we love it but the puree... oh, I haven't eaten it for so many years, so I enjoyed this sweet treat a lot :)
Feri nice
Haha, it took a lot of time frim prepping it, boiling it and peeling it which is the hardest part. Never really tried chestnut puree, but now I am curious. Seems like making it is easy, well, after the long prepping, lol. We don't have rum or any liquor though, haha I'm not sure too if I can find chestnut in our place. So sad. Can you just send some here using magic? 🤧🤧🤧🙉
It takes me more than 3 hours to make a common meal because I'm slow, so making pureed chestnuts would take me at least 6 hours, should I do it or should I have Buhito do it? 🦉
Question, I have never tried them and patience is not our virtue hahahaha less with blunt knives like the ones I have 😂 OMG!
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What a great way to prepare chestnuts! I think I'll try it one day. I think the addition of liquor is great, because it definitely enhances the flavor.
When I lived at my mom's house, my friend Eva used to give me chestnuts, since there were several trees in her country house. I usually ate them roasted or baked, sprinkled with some salt, I really liked them.
Thank you for this great recipe.
Happy Sunday!
I have never tried chestnut purée, it was surely exquisite, it's a shame that I live so far away. I have eaten chestnuts and rarely, in Cuba there are none, and they don't sell them either, it's a shame because they are very tasty. If one day I am sure I will prepare that recipe, thanks @mipiano. Have a nice Sunday for you and your family. A hug. 😘
Quite an interesting article and I have never felt that before.
Yummy. You work hard and prepare a delicious dessert.
hahaha this sounds like a proper winter project indeed!
Funny how I had expected the puree to be more savory and go with some kind of stew, but you are making the sweet tooth version out of it. Enjoy!
With the preparation and all the intricacies, it would be very expensive here in my country. I want to try ot nevertheless. It looks deliciously tempting !BBH !LOLZ !PIZZA
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