Simple and Tasty Chestnut Rice
- 10 to 12 large Chestnuts
- 360 ml Rice
- 1 heaping teaspoon Salt (natural)
- 2 tsp Mirin
- Soak chestnuts in boiling water for over 30 minutes and peel the outer and inner skins.
- (I used large chestnuts so I sliced them in half.)
- Soak immediately in water after they're sliced to remove bitterness.
- Wash the rice.
- Add water to the 2 cup mark and set it aside for 20 minutes.
- Add salt and mirin into the rice from Step 2.
- Toss, and top with chestnuts.
- (Press down on the chestnuts lightly so that they don't protude out of the water).
- Switch it on.
- Cook how you regularly cook rice.
- When done, take out some of the chestnuts for arranging... Toss... and it's done!
- Looks delicious.
- In Step 3 What happens when you push the chestnuts into the rice?
- Well, I personally feel that this makes the chestnuts more yellow and fluffy when cooked.
- I have no evidence to support my claim, but just give it a try.
- When peeling the outer shell, chop off the bottom and peel from there, using a knife (pull bottom to up).
- This is the easiest way to peel.
- Chestnut Jam Try this if you have lots of chestnuts.
- It's really tasty.
chestnuts, rice, salt, mirin
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/151687-simple-and-tasty-chestnut-rice (may not work)