Chestnuts For Mother
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Try this recipe my friends and think of my mum.:
- 300 g dried peeled chestnuts
- 200 g sugar
- 90 c cocoa powder
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 6 cloves
- ½ teaspoon spice blend (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, etc.)
- Rind of 1 mandarin
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Wash and soak the chestnuts for at least 8 hours.
- Drain and put the chestnuts in a pan. Add 4 cups (1l) of water, cinnamon, cloves, cocoa powder, sugar, spice blend and mandarin rind cut in small pieces.
- Bring to a boil and simmer until the chestnuts are tender, about 1 hour.
- At the end of cooking, break the chestnuts into small pieces with a large spoon without crushing them.
- Dissolve the cornstarch in a little water and add to slightly thicken the sauce.
- Serve hot in a cup or a bowl.
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It’s been ages since I cooked chestnuts for mother
Now that she’s in Heaven enjoying better things.
But each year she would ask me for her favourite
Which always happened at Christmas.
And who am I to desist from giving her what she wanted.
To tell you the truth I hated this concoction.
But would I deprive my mother from her wish?
My sisters positively hated it
But I loved my mother so much
So every early November. I would cook
My mother’s favourite dish,
Until the day she died.
May she rest in peace.
Copyright © Victor Buhagiar | Year Posted 2021
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