Autumn recipe: Corsican chestnut cream, Son de Mar style
Autumn is slowly settling into the village of San Ciprianu. The days are already getting shorter. The wind plays with the tamarisk, juniper, and rockrose trees that surround the Arasu pond and color the hill of Cirendinu. The first rains bring with them a familiar scent of pine trees mixed with sea spray.At the Son de Mar Hotel, closed until next spring, the sea continues to murmur its melodies.
This year, the first chestnuts fell earlier than expected. They herald the comforting sweetness of autumn in Corsica. Walks around San Ciprianu have a special charm at this time of year. The leaves cover the paths with a blanket of ochre and russet.
It’s a peaceful time, ideal for enjoying the bright days before the fire returns. Soon, we’ll be relighting the fireplace, roasting chestnuts, and warming our hands with a steaming cup of herbal tea.
In the meantime, how about we get cooking? There’s nothing like a homemade chestnut cream to rediscover the simple joys of autumn days! Authentic and delicious, it carries with it a little taste of Corsica and vacation.
Vanilla Chestnut Cream
Ingredients:
- 500 g fresh chestnuts
- 50 g of cane sugar
- 25 cl of milk
- 1 vanilla pod
- A pinch of salt
Preparation :
- Cut the chestnuts and cook them for 30 minutes in boiling water. Drain and peel them while they are still hot.
- Heat the milk with the split and scraped vanilla pod.
- Add the chestnuts, sugar, and a pinch of salt. Cook over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Mix everything together to obtain a smooth and velvety cream.
Corsican chestnut cream can be enjoyed warm or cold, plain or with coffee or a pastry. Each spoonful becomes a suspended moment, a quiet breath that recalls the light and sweetness of the surroundings of San Ciprianu.
Following the news, inspirations, and delicious moments of the Son de Mar during the fall/winter also means prolonging the memory of a place and the senses it has awakened in us. A chestnut cream, the sea in mind, the scent of the hotel in the background.
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