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Place the chestnuts in a holey pan and place the pan over a fire. (This method also works happily over a normal gas stove.) Watch the pan throughout cooking, shaking it every now and then to prevent the chestnuts from burning too much -- you want them to char but not burn to a cinder.
Oven Method: Preheat the oven to 400?F. Cut little crosses in the chestnuts as described before, then place them in a roasting pan and cook uncovered for 20-30 minutes.
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Parboiling (or leaching) is the partial or semi boiling of food as the first step in cooking. The word is from the Old French parbouillir, 'to boil thoroughly' but by mistaken association with "part", it has acquired its current meaning. [1] [2] The word is often used when referring to parboiled rice.
Microwave ovens have a limited role in professional cooking, [2] because the boiling-range temperatures of a microwave oven do not produce the flavorful chemical reactions that frying, browning, or baking at a higher temperature produces. However, such high-heat sources can be added to microwave ovens in the form of a convection microwave oven.
Ingredients: 8 oz (225g) lean ground beef. ½ cup (60g) onion, finely minced. 1 teaspoon garlic powder. ½ teaspoon black pepper. ½ teaspoon salt. ½ teaspoon dried thyme or oregano
Boiling is the method of cooking food in boiling water or other water-based liquids such as stock or milk. [13] Simmering is gentle boiling, while in poaching the cooking liquid moves but scarcely bubbles. [14] The boiling point of water is typically considered to be 100 °C (212 °F; 373 K), especially at sea level.
The small, rounded corms have a crisp, white flesh and may be eaten raw, slightly boiled, or grilled, and often are pickled or tinned. [ citation needed ] Boiled water chestnuts have a firm and slightly crunchy texture, with a mild and slightly nutty flavor that may easily be overpowered by seasonings or sauces with which the water chestnut is ...