Roasted Chestnuts

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb fresh chestnuts, washed
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup apple cider or 1/4 cup berentzen apfelkorn apple liqueur
• salt
• fresh coarse ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400f.
• 2 cut an x in the top of each chestnut but be very careful not to cut into the flesh.
• 3 place the chestnuts in a single layer on a cookie sheet and roast for 20 minutes.
• 4 remove from the oven and cool the nuts until you can handle them and then peel them.
• 5 just before serving heat the oil in a fry pan large enough to hold the nuts in a single layer.
• 6 stir fry until light golden brown, remove from pan and with a paper towel remove any excess oil.
• 7 add the apple cider/ liquer, use high heat and reduce to apprx half.
• 8 return chestnuts to pan, stir to glaze, add salt& pepper.
• 9 serve hot.