November: it’s time for “caldarroste”! Wait a minute, what does it means “caldarroste”?! Well, “caldarroste” is the name of the Italian roasted chestnuts. Oh men! The roasted chestnuts recipe is one of things that most remind me of the Italian winters! When winter comes, in many places around the Mediterranean basin, from Portugal to Turkey, the hawkers set their large braziers around the edges of the squares, and they roast a huge quantity of chestnuts. In Italy, traditionally we use to eat chestnuts as a sneak in the Sunday afternoon, wandering through the streets of the city centre, or around the table with our friends, drinking a glass of “vino novello” on vacation time.
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- 1 lb chestnuts
- 1 cup cooking salt
ROASTED CHESTNUTS RECIPE
Preheat the oven at 430 ° F. Wash and brush the chestnuts, then soak them in cold water for 30 minutes. Now, dry the chestnuts with a cloth and incise the skin with a box-cutter avoiding to the pulp of the fruit: without this cut there is the risk to blow up the chestnuts into the oven!
Place the chestnuts on a baking tray covered with a thin layer of cooking salt, then cook chestnuts into the oven about 30 minutes at 430° F, until well roasted, turning them halfway through cooking time. After cooking, wrap the roasted chestnuts in a damp cloth for 10 minutes and then peel and eat still hot. It is possible store the roasted chestnuts up to two days after cooking in a container closed with a lid or a bag for food.
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- 1 lb chestnuts
- 1 cup cooking salt
- ROASTED CHESTNUTS RECIPE
Preheat the oven at 430 ° F. Wash and brush the chestnuts, then soak them in cold water for 30 minutes. Now, dry the chestnuts with a cloth and incise the skin with a box-cutter avoiding to the pulp of the fruit: without this cut there is the risk to blow up the chestnuts into the oven!
Place the chestnuts on a baking tray covered with a thin layer of cooking salt, then cook chestnuts into the oven about 30 minutes at 430° F, until well roasted, turning them halfway through cooking time. After cooking, wrap the roasted chestnuts in a damp cloth for 10 minutes and then peel and eat still hot. It is possible store the roasted chestnuts up to two days after cooking in a container closed with a lid or a bag for food. 
Yasin says
02/17/2016 at 8:00 pmOMGoodness! It’s gorgous and I’m so jeaouls I won’t get there until after Christmas. I’m sure it will all be gone by then(they hope). Your photo’s are stunning. I need to take a class, I have the camera just not the skills. You inspire me! Spent all morning fluffing our booth for Christmas and forgot to take pictures! Sometimes my brain doesn’t work.Hugs to you!
J . Trivellini says
09/15/2019 at 4:57 pmBravo Filippo!!
I was sure there was Italian advice on how to cook chestmuts, and yours is so easy.
Your photos are very beautiful. Grazie.
La mia nonna cooked them in milk but she never told me the details.
Gina
Filippo Trapella says
09/15/2019 at 9:24 pmGrazie per le tue parole Gina!
Boiling chestnuts is another delicious recipe: totally different, but absolutely tasty as well!
Happy cooking 🙂
F.