Pan Roasted Chestnuts (with Butter and Sugar) | 3 ingredients

Ingredients

• 500 g chestnuts ((About 3 cups))
• 500 g water ((About 2 cups))
• 25 g sugar ((About 2 tbsps))
• 25 g unsalted butter ((About 2 tbsps. Can be substituted with vegetable oil or corn oil.))

Instructions

1. 1

   Wash and drain 3 cups of chestnuts. Use a kitchen cleaver knife or a chestnut clipper to cut a slit or an "x" on the round side of each chestnut. Only cut through the shell, or for the most it's okay to cut ⅓ into the chestnut. Do not cut the whole chestnut through.

2. 2

   Place the chestnuts in a single layer on a frying pan, with the scored side facing up.

3. 3

   Add 2 cups of cold water to the pan. Sprinkle 2 tbsps of sugar over the chestnuts. Place 2 tbsps of unsalted butter in the middle of the pan. (Drizzle cooking oil over the chestnuts if you are going to use vegetarian oil to substitute butter.)

4. 4

   Put the lid on, cook the chestnuts, undisturbed, over medium high heat for about 20 to 25 minutes until there is almost no liquid in the pan.

5. 5

   Open the lid, use a spatula to stir fry the chestnuts for about 1 minute until there is no liquid in the pan. Turn off the heat.

6. 6

   Serve hot immediately. (See Notes)