Eating roasted chestnuts is one of the plans gourmet What do you want the most when the cold arrives? A bit of a sofa, a first-run movie and some good chestnuts, which now we can do even without turning on the oven. Promised, with this easy kitchen trick to prevent them from exploding in the microwave that the experts from DAP.
The trick to make chestnuts in the microwave and not in the oven is in make an incision to prevent them from exploding. We can use a knife and make an X-shaped cut, also making sure to open the inner skin. Next, we place them in a microwave-safe bowl like this 3-euro one from El Corte Inglés.
Once we have them all inside the bowl, We fill it with water until all the chestnuts are covered and we put it in in the microwave for two to three minutes. If when we take them out we see them still undercooked, we can continue heating them in 30-second intervals, checking their level of cooking in between.
Once they are well done and to our liking, we have to peel them hot. For that, it is ideal to use thermal gloves like the ones we use with the hair straightener, because chestnuts give off a lot of heat and we can burn our fingers. Now all that remains is to throw the blanket over it, put on a movie and go to the sofa to enjoy your roasted chestnuts.
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