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.
Here's a fairly easy way to do it.
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Last modified on: May 20th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:PistachiosPeelDry fruitsHowtoFor 110 g, you will need:
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125 g pistachios - Total weight: 125 grams
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 % |
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Pistachios: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chocolate cereal bars, Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Pistachio cake, Chocolate Truffles, Chocolate thins with toasted nuts, ... All |
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