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Chestnut soup
Chestnut soup
Chestnuts or “Keschtn” as South Tyroleans call them have always been an integral part of rural fare.

Franz Schwarz
Farmer from Buschenschank Oberlegar
Ingredients
4 persons
60 MIN.
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300 gchestnuts, dried or roasted
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1 Handfulroot vegetables: onion, celery, carrot
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1 dspnoil
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1 lwater
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sugar
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salt
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cinnamon
Instructions - Chestnut soup
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1.
StepSoak the chestnuts in water overnight, then drain. -
2.
StepRemove the fine skin where necessary. -
3.
StepBoil the chestnuts and vegetables together in a litre of water for an hour and a half. -
4.
StepTowards the end of that time season with salt, sugar and cinnamon. -
5.
StepPuree the soup and season again if necessary. -
Happy cooking
