A Must in the Fall! My Mother's Flavor! Chestnuts Cooked in Their Inner Skins

Name: A Must in the Fall! My Mother's Flavor! Chestnuts Cooked in Their Inner Skins
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 kg Fresh chestnuts; 2 tbsp Bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 400 to 500 grams Sugar; 100 ml Rum or brandy

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Every year when fall comes around, my mother makes these chestnuts simmered in their inner skins using fresh, big chestnuts. This year I've moved away from home, so I can't eat them... but when I saw big chestnuts, I couldn't resist the urge to eat them! So I decided to make my own!
One bite, and I feel so indulgent and happy.

Choose fresh, large chestnuts, which will be nice and substantial to eat.
When removing the outer shells, the key is to not to damage the inner skins. But even if you do damage the inner skins and the chestnuts fall apart, they are very flavorful, so don't worry about it. For 1 kg of chestnuts worth. Recipe by Harupon

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Ingredients

1 kgFresh chestnuts
2 tbspBicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
400to 500 grams Sugar
100 mlRum or brandy

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Steps

1

Put the chestnuts in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Leave to cool. When the chestnuts have cooled enough to handle, peel the outer shells. If you cut into the bottom parts horizontally, they're surprisingly easy to peel. Leave the inner skins intact.
2

Soak the peeled chestnuts in a bowl of water.
3

Put the peeled chestnuts in a pot with enough water to cover and 1 tablespoon of baking soda. Bring to a boil, simmer for 15 minutes, then drain.
4

Add the chestnuts back to the pot with fresh water to cover and 1 tablespoon of baking soda, bring to a boil, and drain.
5

For the third time, boil the chestnuts in water to cover only (no baking soda) for 15 minutes. Drain, then soak in cold water for 2 to 3 hours.
6

Put the chestnuts back in the pot with a bit less water than before plus the sugar. Simmer until the liquid in the pan has reduced by about half. Add the rum just before turning off the heat.
7

Done.