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🍽️ Pickled Maroni in Jars
2062 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 2.5 kg chestnuts
- 800 g sugar
- 1 lemon (juice and zest)
- 1 untreated orange (preferably organic, use the peel)
- 1 vanilla pod
- fennel seeds
- 1 l water
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
- 2. Lightly score the shells of the chestnuts with a sharp knife.
- 3. Place the chestnuts in the oven and bake until the shells open well.
- 4. Remove the chestnuts from the oven and remove the shells along with the thin skin.
- 5. Place the peeled chestnuts in a pot and cover them just with water.
- 6. Add the orange peel and ½ teaspoon of fennel seeds.
- 7. Let the chestnuts cook for about 5 to 8 minutes.
- 8. Pierce a chestnut with a sewing needle; if it goes in easily, they are done.
- 9. Let the chestnuts cool in the cooking water.
- 10. Drain the water and let the chestnuts drain well.
- 11. Boil water with sugar and lemon juice to make a syrup.
- 12. Let the syrup simmer for about 4 minutes.
- 13. Remove the pot from the heat and let the syrup cool.
- 14. Fill the chestnuts into preserving jars.
- 15. Pour the cooled syrup over the chestnuts until they are just covered.
- 16. Add a piece of lemon peel and a small piece of vanilla pod to each jar.
- 17. Seal the jars well.
- 18. Sterilize the jars for 20 minutes.
- 19. Let the jars cool.
- 20. Store the jars in a dark and cool place.
- 21. Serve the chestnuts cold with the sugar syrup.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 2062
- Protein: 19 g · Fett/Fat: 12 g · Carbs: 462 g