A Flavor of Fall: Sweet Chestnut Rice ~ With Instructions for Peeling Chestnuts~

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   As soon as you buy chestnuts and take them home, soak in boiling water with about 1% salt.

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   Leave for 1/2 to 1 full day.

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   Make a cut into the bottom of each chestnut.

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   If you use your knife the right way from the cut, so that the skin can come off easily, you can peel with your fingers.

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   Here, it's peeled in no time.

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   Put the peeled chestnuts with their inner skins on in a plastic bag.

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   Calculate 15 seconds per chestnut, and microwave at 600 W!

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   I had 30 chestnuts, so I microwaved them for a little more than 5 minutes.

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   After they are microwaved, keep the chestnuts in the steam-filled bag so that they don't dry out.

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    They're easier to peel if they are slightly moistened.

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    If you want to get all the tedious peeling done in one go, you can deal with all the chestnuts you bought and freeze them!

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    They'll increase in sweetness for 2 to 3 weeks!

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    Cook the rice!

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    Put all the ingredients in a rice cooker and turn the switch on!

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    After it's cooked, mix it up a bit from the bottom and then leave to steam in residual heat for about 5 minutes for best results!

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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