Sweet chestnut soup recipe

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Cuisine: Maltese
Prep Time: 5 min(s)
Cook Time: 45 min(s)
Serves 4

In Malta, a Christmas speciality is the Imbuljuta tal-Qastan, or sweet chestnut soup, a traditional drink served after Midnight Mass or on New Year’s Eve, filling the air with a spicy aroma of chocolate and citrus.

Ingredients

250g dried chestnuts
1 tbsp cocoa powder
2-3 tbsp sugar
Mandarin peel
¼ tsp mixed spice
12 whole cloves
500ml water

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Preparation

Soak chestnuts in water overnight or for 24 hours.

In a pot, add the chestnuts, cocoa powder, sugar, mandarin peel, mixed spice and cloves. Top with the water, cover and cook over medium heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for approx. 45 minutes or until the chestnuts are cooked. In the last few minutes of cooking, add a few squares of dark chocolate and liqueur of your choice.

Remove the cloves. Serve hot or warm as a drink or dessert.

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