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How to peel 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.

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Last modified on: May 20^th 2020

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For 110 g, you will need:

1 125 g pistachios
Total weight: 125 grams

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12 min.	16 min.	28 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

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
808 Kcal or 3,383 Kj	26 gr	24 gr	68 gr
40 %	10 %	2 %	10 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
646 Kcal or 2,705 Kj	21 gr	19 gr	54 gr
32 %	8 %	2 %	8 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 110 g : 1.35 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

Pistachios: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Nougat, Chocolate Truffles, Chocolate thins with toasted nuts, Pistachio panna cotta with custard, Apricot and pistachio clafoutis, ... All

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