Name: Sautéed Chestnuts, Onions, and Bacon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1/2 pound thick-sliced slab bacon or pancetta, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch strips -; 1 pound pearl onions, scant 1 inch in diameter -; 1 pound peeled, roasted chestnuts (vacuum-packed*, jarred without sugar*, or freshly roasted) -; 2 tablespoons honey -; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper -; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, for garnish -; *Vacuum-packed or jarred are preferred over freshly roasted. -

Ingredients for - Sautéed Chestnuts, Onions, and Bacon

1. 1/2 pound thick-sliced slab bacon or pancetta, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch strips

2. 1 pound pearl onions, scant 1 inch in diameter

3. 1 pound peeled, roasted chestnuts (vacuum-packed*, jarred without sugar*, or freshly roasted)

4. 2 tablespoons honey

5. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

6. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, for garnish

7. *Vacuum-packed or jarred are preferred over freshly roasted.

How to cook deliciously - Sautéed Chestnuts, Onions, and Bacon

1 . Stage

Cook the bacon: In a large skillet, cook the bacon over medium-low heat, stirring often, until the fat has rendered and the meaty bits start to crisp, about 12 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain.

2 . Stage

Blanch and peel the onions: Meanwhile, fill a bowl with ice and water and set aside. Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Drop in the onions and blanch for 30 seconds. Scoop them out with a slotted spoon and plop them into the ice water. To peel the onions, snip off the tip and remove the papery outer layers. Set aside the onions.

3 . Stage

Sauté onions in bacon fat: Raise the heat under the skillet to medium, plonk in the onions, and sauté in the bacon fat, stirring occasionally, until spotted with brown and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes.

4 . Stage

Add chestnuts, bacon, honey: Add the chestnuts, cooked bacon, and honey and toss to warm through, being careful not to break the nuts--they're fragile. Season with salt and plenty of pepper and then scoop into a decorate bowl. Sprinkle with the parsley.