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Chestnuts are most commonly associated with the festive season and roasting on an open fire, but there is so much more that can be done with this nut in a number of chestnut recipes.
With their sweet earthy flavour, chestnuts are a perfect complement to a wide variety of ingredients including everything from fruit and vegetables to chocolate or meat. For instance, a chocolate and chestnut cake is heavenly while no one can resist a creamy risotto sprinkled with smoked chestnut flour.
Chestnut season is brief but don’t panic, chestnuts needn't just be enjoyed fresh from their prickly casing. In fact they can found whole and peeled in cans or vacuum packed, dried, pureed or in powder. Just remember that fresh chestnuts must always be cooked prior to eating.
Many of these chesnut recipes below call for fresh chestnuts that are roasted or boiled prior to further inclusion in the recipe.
Chesnuts and roasts are meant to go together.
After pre-boiling the chestnuts they are placed around the roasted boar in this comforting autumnal dish. Get the recipe.
Pumpkin, chestnuts, thyme and onions are fried up together in this tasty fall side dish.
Whole chestnuts mixed in with Brussels sprouts for a classic Thanksgiving or Christmas side dish.
The perfect pasta recipe for gluten-free foodies.
Chestnut flour has a hearty taste and pairs well with the creamy artichoke filling in this recipe.
Chef Eneko Atxa, from Azurmendi restaurant in Spain devised this interesting recipe.
It will take some creative resourcing to find the ingredients, including volcanic salt and purple corn, but the result will be well worth the effort.
Learn how to make this gourmet chestnut recipe.
This interesting recipe will teach you how to make chestnut powder, if you haven't already, which is liberally dusted onto the finished risotto.
This comforting Japanese recipe is very easy to make.
It calls for two types of short grain rice, boiled chestnuts, sesame seeds and a sprinkle of salt.
When it comes to desserts chocolate and chestnuts sing.
For this cake the chestnuts are roasted whole before being cut up into chunky pieces and blended into the batter. Find the recipe here.
A brandy and chesnut cream filling make this an unforgettable Christmas dessert.
This classic French dessert gets oomph from a delicate puree of chestnuts and a touch of vanilla.
There is so much joy in eating candied chestnuts.
You can easily make them at home but you'll need to be aware that the recipe is a four day process (it's well worth it, we swear!). Learn how to make them.
For more inspiration this autumn check out our catalogue of fall recipes.
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