Crispy Curried Chestnuts

By Ixta Belfrage
Crispy and moreish, these Crispy Curried Chestnuts from chef and food writer Ixta Belfrage are the perfect way to start the party. A great little snack to serve as guests arrive, and so easy to scale up if you’re…
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Ingredients

7 total
  • 150g Merchant Gourmet Whole Chestnuts, roughly chopped
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp St Lawrence Gold Organic Pure Maple Syrup Dark
  • 1 tsp Bart’s medium curry powder, plus extra to garnish (optional)
  • ½ tsp fine sea salt
  • ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1 pinch flaky sea salt

Method

4 steps
  1. Step 1

    Tip the chopped chestnuts into a large bowl then drizzle with the oil and maple syrup. Sprinkle with curry powder, sea salt and plenty of black pepper then toss fully to coat.

  2. Step 2

    Set a frying pan over a high heat.

  3. Step 3

    Once hot, tip in the chestnuts and their marinad. Spread out in the pan and cook until crisp and browned all over, tossing as you go, about 4-6 mins.

  4. Step 4

    Transfer to a serving dish, sprinkle over a little more curry powder, black pepper and flaky sea salt, then serve warm.