Roasted Chestnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb fresh chestnuts, washed
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup apple cider or 1/4 cup berentzen apfelkorn apple liqueur
salt
fresh coarse ground black pepper

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400F.
Cut an X in the top of each chestnut but be very careful not to cut into the flesh.
Place the chestnuts in a single layer on a cookie sheet and roast for 20 minutes.
Remove from the oven and cool the nuts until you can handle them and then peel them.
Just before serving heat the oil in a fry pan large enough to hold the nuts in a single layer.
Stir fry until light golden brown, remove from pan and with a paper towel remove any excess oil.
Add the apple cider/ liquer, use high heat and reduce to apprx half.
Return Chestnuts to pan, stir to glaze, add salt& pepper.
Serve hot.