Sweet Chestnut Delicacy (Yulran) Made with Fresh Chestnuts
Crafting Yulran: A Traditional Chestnut Dessert Using the Season’s Best Chestnuts
Enjoy delicious chestnut dishes with the seasonal, fresh chestnuts! While chestnut rice and roasted chestnuts are wonderful, today we’re making ‘Yulran’ – a traditional Korean dessert celebrated for its sweet and melt-in-your-mouth texture. Freshly harvested chestnuts are naturally sweet, but when carefully shaped into Yulran, they become an elegant treat perfect with tea or coffee. Let’s get started on making Yulran with simple ingredients and easy steps!
Ingredients
- 10 fresh chestnuts
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 1 pinch of salt
- A little cinnamon powder
Cooking Instructions
Step 1
First, prepare 10 fresh chestnuts. Place the chestnuts in a pressure cooker and add an appropriate amount of water. Once the whistle starts to blow, reduce the heat to medium-low and steam for another 10 minutes. After turning off the heat, let it steam for an additional 10 minutes to ensure the chestnuts are moist and tender inside.
Step 2
Voilà! You’ll see the perfectly steamed chestnuts. The steam rising from the warm chestnuts carries a sweet aroma, making your mouth water in anticipation.
Step 3
Carefully remove the well-steamed chestnuts and let them cool slightly. Peel the skin and scoop out only the chestnut flesh. Pass this flesh through a fine-mesh sieve to create a smooth chestnut paste. Sieving multiple times will result in an even smoother texture.
Step 4
To the finely sieved chestnut paste, add 1 tablespoon of honey for sweetness and a pinch of salt to balance the flavors. Mix and knead with your hands until the ingredients are well combined and form a cohesive dough. Knead until the chestnut paste and honey are thoroughly integrated.
Step 5
Shape the chestnut dough into bite-sized pieces, forming them into a rounded, slightly flattened shape resembling chestnuts. Gently roll them between your palms to create beautiful Yulran shapes.
Step 6
Finally, lightly dust the shaped Yulran with cinnamon powder to your preference. This adds a subtle cinnamon aroma, enhancing the rich flavor of the Yulran. Enjoy these visually appealing and delicious Yulran with a cup of tea for a relaxing moment.
