Simmered Autumn Chicken and Chestnuts

When chestnuts appear in the market, I think of preparing this chicken and chestnut dish to appreciate the abundance of the season. In Japan, supermarkets sell already shelled and skinned chestnuts, ready to use. For a while after I left my parents’ house, I was spoiled by using this type. One day I visited my mother and found her peeling and skinning chestnuts. On that night she prepared for me chestnut rice and a dish of chicken with chestnuts. The freshly peeled chestnuts tasted so sweet