How To Cook Chestnuts In Shell. Cook the chestnuts for 5 minutes at medium flame then turn and cook for 5 minutes more. Wearing protective gloves peel away shells from chestnuts while still hot.
The best way to cook shelled chestnuts is by boiling them in water. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. To steam chestnuts you need to boil them in water for about 10 minutes.
Roast in 1 layer in a shallow baking pan in middle of oven until shell curls away at X mark about 15 minutes.
After they are done boiling remove the water and let them cool off before eating. The chestnuts will be ready when slightly toasted on the surface. What time of year do you pick chestnuts. Put the chestnuts flat-side down on a steady surface and use a sharp paring knife to score or cut an X-shape into the rounded side of each nut.
