Osmanthus Sugar Chestnuts

Name: Osmanthus Sugar Chestnuts
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500g Castanea henryi; 1 tablespoon Sugar Osmanthus; 1 tablespoon honey

by Mother Maizi

4.9 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

15m

Serving

2

Every autumn, chestnuts begin to go on the market in large quantities. This time I bought Castanea henryi, which is smaller than normal chestnuts and has a different shape. It has a round and pointed head. Chestnuts made at home are usually boiled or roasted, but you will find that boiled chestnuts taste more waxy but not fragrant, while roasted chestnuts taste more fragrant, but will be dry and not waxy. Today I used the method of steaming first and then roasting. The chestnuts were steamed in a steamer and then roasted in the oven to fragrant. The chestnuts made this way are waxy and fragrant, which is really good! "

Ingredients

500g Castanea Henryi
1 tablespoon Sugar Osmanthus
1 tablespoon Honey

Osmanthus Sugar Chestnuts

1. The chestnuts I bought were smaller than chestnuts, round in shape and pointed heads.

2. Soak it in clean water for a while, scrub the outer skin, and drain the water.

3. Use scissors to cut each chestnut, I cut it horizontally, so that it is easy to peel.

4. Put the cut chestnuts in a steamer and steam them for about 30 minutes.

5. When the time came, I saw that the openings of the chestnut were cracked.

6. Arrange the steamed chestnuts on a baking tray, brush with sugar water mixed with sweet-scented osmanthus, honey, and boiling water. Preheat the oven and bake at 220 degrees for 5 minutes.

7. During the period, take out and brush the sweet-scented osmanthus syrup again and continue to bake for another 5 minutes.

8. When it's not hot, take one and peel off the shell easily. The chestnuts are waxy and fragrant, really delicious.

Tips:
Cut the chestnuts first, just to peel them off; when roasting, brush them with sugar water mixed with sweet-scented osmanthus, honey, and boiling water, which is sweet and fragrant and more delicious.