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How to peel pistachios

Name: How to peel pistachios
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 110 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 125 g pistachios

If you buy pistachios shelled but still in their skins (cheaper than ready peeled), you shouldn't use them like this. They need to be "skinned", removing the skin which is pretty unpleasant to eat.

Here's a fairly easy way to do it.

149 K 3.5/5 (34 reviews)

30 min.

Easy

1.35 €

110 g

1 Ingredient

Last modified on: May 20^th 2020

For 110 g, you will need:

1 125 g pistachios
Total weight: 125 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 15 min.

Cooking: 20 min.

All in all: 30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1

Pistachios in their skins have a purplish colour.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.

Tip the pistachios into a pan of boiling water.

Wait until this comes back to the boil, then turn off the heat.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.

Take out a few pistachios and drain them.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 10 min.

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.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 15 min.

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.

Keeping: Several months in a sealed container.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	30 RDI=10 %	20 RDI=2 %	70 RDI=10 %	810 RDI=40 %	3,380 RDI: 40 %
Per 100 g	20 RDI=8 %	20 RDI=2 %	50 RDI=8 %	650 RDI=30 %	2,710 RDI: 30 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 110 g : 1.35 €

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Pistachios

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