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Chestnut Puree
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Chestnut Puree

5 ingredients 7 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

566
Calories
57g
Protein
30g
Fat
13g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Chestnut not in our table 0
Veal not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Whole chestnuts
  • 1 pinch white granulated sugar
  • 1 pinch salt , if needed
  • Butter
  • 1 quart (950 ml ) chicken, veal, or beef stock

Directions

1

Carefully split the skin at the thin (protruding) side of the chestnuts, and place them on a baking tray that contains a little water.

2

Bake chestnuts in the oven for around 7–8 minutes. This will make it easier to peel them.

3

Peel the chestnuts.

4

Cook the chestnuts in just enough consommé for them to be damp. The chestnuts should not be hard but not be too well cooked either.

5

Pass the cooked chestnuts through a fine sieve .

6

Put the puree into a saucepan , then add a pinch of sugar and a pinch of salt if necessary.

7

Add fine butter and turn off the heat once thick.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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