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Choose chestnuts that have a sheen.
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Wash them in water.
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Soak the chestnuts in plenty of water for about 10 minutes.
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Make a horizontal cut in the top of each chestnut as shown.
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Put the chestnuts in a pressure cooker and add enough water to cover.
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Turn on the heat and lock the lid on.
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When the cooker comes up to pressure, cook for 30 seconds and turn off the heat.
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Leave the cooker to cool down for about 15 minutes.
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When the pressure gauge has gone down or you can open the lid, remove the lid and leave the chestnuts to cool down until you can handle them.
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Be sure to cool them with the lid off!
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Then just remove the outer shell and inner skin with your hands, using whatever peeling method you prefer.
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To make boiled chestnuts, cook them under pressure for about 3 minutes.
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This varies depending on the size of the chestnuts, but this timing is right for large ones.
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For small ones, 2 minutes or so is enough.
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All other steps are the same.
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This method cooks the chestnuts on the surface only, so they should be cooked further after they've been peeled.
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Use them in chestnut rice, for chestnuts in their inner skins in syrup, peeled chestnuts in syrup and so on!
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