Caramelized Chestnuts
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 10:07am

Ingredients




1 jar vacuum-packed whole chestnuts - (16 oz)
(not canned)
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon salt
4 cups vegetable oil for deep-frying

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees. 2 Arrange chestnuts in a shallow baking pan in one layer and bake in upper third of oven 6 to 8 minutes, or until hot and outsides are dry. 3 In a large bowl, sift together the confectioners' sugar and salt. Add hot chestnuts to sugar mixture, tossing gently to coat, and put a rack over baking pan. 4 In a 3-quart saucepan heat 1 1/2 inches oil over moderate heat until a deep-fat thermometer registers 350 degrees. Working in batches of 8, fry chestnuts 1 to 2 minutes, or until brown and crisp. With a slotted spoon transfer chestnuts as fried to rack. Return oil to 350 degrees between batches and carefully skim caramelized sugar from surface of oil as necessary. 5 Chestnuts are best served immediately but may be made 1 hour ahead and kept, uncovered, at room temperature. 6 This recipe yields 8 servings.