Print RecipeServes: 4Time: 25 mins preparation and 20 mins cooking timeThis is an easy do-ahead recipe that combines a classic combination – chestnuts and chicken. The quantities of chestnuts to chicken are flexible so feel free to up the chestnuts and reduce the chicken if ... Read more
Chestnut, Italian Sausage and Fennel Spaghetti
Preparation 20 mins • Cooking 20 mins • Serves 4 400g Italian style pork sausages 1 medium brown onion, finely chopped 1 long red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 medium fennel bulb, trimmed, halved and very thinly sliced 1/2 ... Read more
Mezzemaniche With Pork Sausage, Chestnuts And Porcini
By Stefano Manfredi Mezzemaniche literally means “short sleeves” and refers mostly to short sleeved shirts. But when applied to pasta it is a large format type resembling a wide but shortened tube that is used with robust sauces. Ingredients 100ml extra virgin olive ... Read more
Chestnut and Mushroom Risotto by Stefano Manfredi
This is a recipe that Stefano Manfredi demonstrated at the La Fiera festival in Myrtleford in 2015. It's quite different to the one that Patrizia Simone favours and has a more subtle flavour because the mushrooms are added at the end of the cooking. I can't choose between them ... Read more
Chestnut & Bacon Mashed Potato
Chestnut & Bacon Mashed Potato * Serves 4 (Gluten Free) PRINT RECIPE 1kg maris piper potatoes, peeled and cut in half 50g unsalted butter 4 ... Read more
Rolled Roast Pork Loin With Apple And Chestnuts
Serves 4-6 Prep time 20 mins, cook 1 hr (plus resting, cooling) Ingredients 1.8 kg piece of pork loin 1 tbsp olive oil 3 small pink lady apples, unpeeled, halved horizontally 200 gm peeled chestnuts 12 shallots ½ cup (loosely packed) sage leaves 350 ml dry cider Apple ... Read more
Braised Chestnuts in Red Wine Gravy
This is a wonderful alternative to the normal gravy that accompanies a roast and is particularly good with game meats. Ingredients 200g frozen peeled chestnuts, 1 carrot, cut in half 1 stick celery, cut in half 1 small leek, cut in half 1 small onion, peeled, cut in half 1 ... Read more
Roast Quail with Chestnuts and Cabbage
Method 1. Roast and peel 500g of fresh chestnuts to make enough for eight people. 2. In a pan heat 4 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil and lightly fry a chopped onion, 2-3 sliced garlic cloves, a 1/4 head of sliced cabbage and the chestnuts for 7-8 minutes until the cabbage ... Read more
Chicken and Chestnuts
Ingredients 1 kg chicken thigh filets 2 cloves garlic 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons Chinese wine or dry sherry 10-12 frozen peeled chestnuts Oil 4 shallots, chopped ½ teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger 1½ cups water 2 teaspoons cornflour 1 teaspoon sugar 1 ... Read more
Quail with Chestnuts
Serves 8 Ingredients 8 Quail 10 Sprigs of thyme 200gm Whole frozen chestnuts 4 tablespoons Clarified butter 6 tablespoons Extra Virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons Verjuice 3 Witlof 1 Radicchio 100gm Rocket To taste Sea Salt To taste Freshly cracked pepper Method 1. Bone ... Read more
