Sides » Roasted Chestnuts w/ Caramel Sauce
Roasting chestnuts over an open fire is easy and festive. Try adding a dreamy caramel sauce as "the icing on the cake, or nut!' Festive, fun and delicious. Throw a little Nat King Cole on the iPod and enjoy.
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Serves 2-4
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 6 tbsp butter
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 lb fresh chestnuts (about 20)
- ¼ cup vanilla extract
How-to
- Build fire in wood stove or fireplace, or preheat oven to 425º
- Heat sugar on stove top over high heat in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. As the sugar begins to melt, stir constantly with a whisk
- Add butter as soon as all sugar crystals have melted. Whisk vigorously until butter has melted, then remove pan from heat
- Add vanilla and whisk until combined. Slowly pour in cream, whisking vigorously until sauce is smooth. Set aside and allow to cool to room temperature
- Score an "X" on the bottom of each chestnut shell
- While sauce is cooling, heat scored chestnuts in a copper or cast-iron pan over a roaring flame for 15-25 minutes. Quarter chestnuts or leave whole, and drizzle with sauce to serve
- For oven roasting, place scored chestnuts on a baking sheet and roast at 425º for 30 minutes, or until blossomed
Comments (2)
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Posted Friday, December 11, 2009, at 12:08 am by Bea Viera:I love chestnuts and this recipe sounds great.
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Posted Thursday, December 10, 2009, at 11:58 pm by Jennifer West:I'm new to this whole cooking thing... thanks for taking the time to make this video, it looks great. I'm going to try it.
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