Posted: 10/19/2008 11:07:19 AM EDT
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Does anybody know the secret to boiling p-nuts? I have tried a couple of times and they just don't turn out that great. TNA |
This is what I do. And they turn out perfect. Some people throw in some cayenne pepper for extra heat. |
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It makes a difference how green the peanuts are. If you steal... i mean... get them right time they are turned, soak em and wash em and soak em and wash em, then boil them within 12 hours of being dug.... that will make tender peanuts. We generally boil them with fishcooker for 3-4 hours, constantly adding salt and water (30 minute intervals).. If you possibly perform a miracle and get them too salty, just wash them after boiling. The last boiling we had at the fire station, we used 3 gallons of pnuts, covered in water, and a 1/2 box of table salt. When they got tender enough, we turned the heat off and they cooled in the water and soaked up salt! blev-E |
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I make them fairly often in large quantities. I typically do a 1/2 to a full bushel each time I cook depending on the circumstances. It really is pretty simple. Make sure you have plenty of water. Get it boiling and add salt. When you think you have enough salt add more. I boil them outside for the night at a very low temperature so stirring isn't necessary. I give them a taste test and usually add more salt the next morning. They are usually ready to eat when I get home from church that afternoon. The secret to boiling peanuts is low heat, a lot of salt and boil them a long time. We freeze the leftover nuts in a Ziploc bag along with a little juice from the pot so they wont dry out. TD |
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I don't grow them anymore, but when I did we would usually dig the peanuts we were going to boil about a week before digging for harvest. If you wait until harvest they tend to be tough. I haven't boiled many since I quit farming because everyone around here has gone to a Georgia Green type variety and they are so small that I wind up doing more shelling than eating. I cop out and usually just get a large can of Roddenberry boiled peanuts and heat them up. Our old pastor used to buy a bushel of peanuts from Adcock's in Tifton and boil them. I think they were Valencias and they were always good. |