How to peel pistachios

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 110 g, you will need:

• 1 125 g pistachios
• Total weight: 125 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
15 min.	20 min.	30 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Pistachios in their skins have a purplish colour.
2	Tip the pistachios into a pan of boiling water. Wait until this comes back to the boil, then turn off the heat.
3	Take out a few pistachios and drain them.
4	Press a pistachio between your fingers to squeeze it out of its skin. Discard the skin and tackle the next one. It's a long and tedious job. Work in batches, keeping the waiting pistachios thoroughly wet, otherwise the skin will stick.
5	I advise you to dry the peeled pistachios in the oven at 300°F (150°C) for 15 minutes. They should then keep well. Keep dry in a sealed container.

Remarks

If you prefer to skip the drying in Stage 5, you will need to use up your pistachios rapidly or they risk turning mouldy.

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