Guiltless Chestnuts a Nutritious Delight

 Every Christmas Eve it's a tradition for us to roast chestnuts. I love chestnuts, but they seem to be a seasonal item in our local grocery store. This year, our local grocery store had these Guiltless chestnuts ready to eat. I wasn't willing to try these so I had to ask for the traditional chestnuts. 

Guiltless Chestnuts a Nutritious Delight


A few days after Christmas my cousin sent me a picture of the Guiltless ready-to-eat chestnuts and asked if I ever tried these. 

I called him and said it's so funny because I saw these but wasn't willing to try them. 

He proceeded to tell me, how good they were, and how easy because they were all ready peeled, and ready to eat right out of the bag.

These ready-to-eat chestnuts save you all the trouble of cutting, roasting, and peeling traditional chestnuts.

My cousin found these on sale and sent me a box to try, and he was right they are so good and easy. You don't have to worry about burning your fingers while trying to peel traditional chestnuts right out of the oven.

Chestnuts have a naturally sweet, earthy, flavor and soft, starchy texture. Chestnuts are often overlooked in favor of other nuts.

 Chestnuts have impressive nutritional benefits. They are lower in fat and calories while being rich in fiber, vitamin C, and antioxidants. Chestnuts are also naturally gluten-free.

If you insist on making traditional chestnuts then check out my post here: 

How to Oven Roast Chestnuts.

You can find guiltless chestnuts on Amazon and enjoy them all year long

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Easy Prime Rib Au Jus

 What is Au Jus? Au Jus is a French culinary term meaning "with Juice". Au Jus is typically served with prime rib, roast beef, and French dip sandwiches as a dipping sauce.

For the last several years on New Year's Eve, we've been making prime rib but have not been making the Au Jus to accompany it. This year I decided it was time to make the Au Jus just like you get in a restaurant.

Easy Prime Rib Au Jus

 Traditional au jus is made using the drippings from roasted meat. However, I did not use the drippings from the meat, and it came out fantastic. My method and recipe will show you how to make rich, savory au jus.

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons of butter or the beef drippings, I used the butter

3 tablespoons of dry red wine

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups low-sodium beef broth

Instructions:

  1. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over high heat.
  2. Add the red wine, beef broth, and Worcestershire sauce and stir to combine.
  3. Add the onion powder, garlic powder, and salt. Using a whisk stir until all is incorporated.
  4. Bring this to a boil, once it begins to boil turn to medium to low heat and simmer for five minutes.

Give it a taste and add salt and a little pepper if needed. Serve warm with your meat choice.

If you are going to use the meat drippings, then eliminate the butter. Either way, this will be a restaurant-quality dipping sauce for your prime rib, roast beef, or French dip sandwich.

This AuJus is so easy to make for home cooks who want to bring restaurant-quality flavors to their table. So, you don't have to be a seasoned chef to make this Au Jus.

Click the link below to find my recipe and method for the perfect Prime Rib:

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