Ok, this is yet another 'y'all need to be Southern' to know about, or crave, recipe. What in the world are they doing boiling peanuts? Well try it and find out. This is from the Simply Recipes site, so thank you SR...and TJ
You can easily double or triple or quadruple the recipe ingredients. The longer the peanuts cook, or sit in the salty water, the saltier they will become. Also the longer the peanuts cook, the softer the shells will become. Some people prefer their peanut shells soft and almost chewy, some prefer a little firm so you can pry open the shells.
If you are making boiled peanuts for the first time, work with a small batch (like the one pound recipe that follows). If they end up too salty, use less salt the next time. If you like them softer, cook them longer. The inside nuts themselves should be completely soft. If crunchy or crisp, they need to cook longer.
Ingredients
1 pound of raw "green" peanuts (not the color green, but fresh raw peanuts which are called green peanuts)
1/4 cup kosher salt (or 2 Tbsp table salt)
4 cups water
Optional seasoning
2 Tbsp Old Bay Seasoning, smoked paprika, shrimp boil mix, or even star anise
Method
1 Thoroughly rinse raw unshelled peanuts in water
2 Put water, salt, seasoning, peanuts in a large stockpot. Bring to a boil. Cover. Boil for 2 to 3 hours or longer (some boil their peanuts all day), until peanuts reach desired level of softness
3 Drain. Eat up within a couple of days. Boiled peanuts don't save as well as dry.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Beaufort Stew
Enough of the following to serve all guests:
Shrimp
Corn on the cob
New potatoes
Smoked sausage
1 medium onion
In a large pot bring water to boil. Add the onion. Cook 5 minutes. Add the potatoes and cook 4-5 minutes. Add the corn and smoked sausage and cook 7-8 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook about 5 minutes.
Drain water. Put all ingredients in a large bowl, or on paper in the center of the table. Let everyone get what they want.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Miss Rebecca's Southern Pecan Pie
Miss Rebecca was an elderly lady who was my neighbor in Georgia. She was a sweet little thing. T
1 deep dish pie shell
1 1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. light corn syrup
1/4 c. butter
3 eggs, beaten until light
1 c. pecans, chopped
Combine sugar, light corn syrup and butter in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil.
Combine eggs and pecans. Slowly add hot syrup. Pour into a pie shell.
Bake at 375 for about 50 minutes for large pie.
1 deep dish pie shell
1 1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. light corn syrup
1/4 c. butter
3 eggs, beaten until light
1 c. pecans, chopped
Combine sugar, light corn syrup and butter in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil.
Combine eggs and pecans. Slowly add hot syrup. Pour into a pie shell.
Bake at 375 for about 50 minutes for large pie.
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