Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, southern boiled peanuts. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Boiled peanuts are just raw peanuts that have been boiled in salted water for hours. Great with beer or a cold soda, these salty soft peanuts are totally addictive! Boiled raw peanuts in the shell take on the extreme flavors of dill pickles, jalapenos and New Orleans-style crab boil seasoning.
Southern Boiled Peanuts is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Southern Boiled Peanuts is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have southern boiled peanuts using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Southern Boiled Peanuts:
- Prepare Hardware
- Make ready 20 quart pot
- Get Ingredients
- Prepare 3 (1.5) pound bags of raw shell peanuts
- Make ready 2 1/2 gallon of spring water, for the soak
- Take 2 1/2 gallon of spring water, for the boil
- Take 2 cups of sea salt
- Take 2 smoked ham hocks
- Prepare 2 jalapeno peppers, split
- Take 1 can of beer, (your choice)
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Steps to make Southern Boiled Peanuts:
- Add the 3 bags of peanuts to the pot along with the presoak water. Cover with the lid and let sit over night. (24 hours)
- Drain the peanuts and set them aside. Wash out the pot, removing any grit from the peanuts.
- Add another 2.5 gallons of spring water. Add the salt, ham hocks, peppers, and beer to the pot. Bring to a boil.
- Once the boil begins, add the peanuts back in and let them boil for 2 to 4 hours. After the first 2 hours, begin pulling out a peanut every 30 minutes and tasting. Once they get slightly al dente, turn off the heat.
- Now here is the trick to making tasty boiled peanuts. Leave the peanuts in the brine while the pot cools. I was told that lets peanuts soak up extra flavor…..and it does.
- Grab a another cold beer and enjoy.
Boiled peanuts have been popular in the south since at least the civil war when our troops used to carry them as a large part of their. Southern Boiled Peanuts aren't your ordinary peanuts. These are a lovely, salty treat packed with flavor, are soft to the chew and are just fun to eat. You can make them spicy, zesty, mild. Tips on making your own boiled peanuts and even making boiled peanut hummus.
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