A Dramatically Easy Way to Peel Chestnuts with a Pressure Cooker

Put a cut into the bottom of each chestnut using the heel of a knife.

The cut should be about 5 mm, and you just need to pierce the outer shell!

Put the pierced chestnuts and 1 cup of water in a pressure cooker, bring up to pressure over high heat, then cook under pressure for 7 minutes over medium heat.

Turn the heat off, and bring the pressure down by running cold water over the lid.

When the pressure gauge comes down, remove the lid.

The chestnuts will be hot to start, so remove out one at a time with a spoon, covering with the lid each time to keep the rest warm.

Dip the hot chestnuts in a bowl of cold water quickly, then start peeling with a spoon.

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Soak the peeled chestnuts in water.

If you want to eat the chestnuts as is, let the pressure of the cooker come down naturally and then start peeling.