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Boiled Peanuts (1 Viewer)

What's your opinion of them?

  • Love'em

    Votes: 22 28.9%
  • Hate'em

    Votes: 19 25.0%
  • I can tolerate them from time to time.

    Votes: 13 17.1%
  • WTF are boiled peanuts?

    Votes: 22 28.9%

  • Total voters
    76
Forget doin it from scratch. Pick up a bag of frozen preseasoned/parboiled cajun peanuts (like THESE), cover with water, bring to a boil, and remove from heat. Done.

Ive seen a few different brands down here in Florida, some Publix supermarkets carry em in the freezer section.
I might have find a way to order some of those (if they sell to individuals). I've never been able to make them better than the one's I've bought in Gas Stations/Jasper huts.Here in VA, the only kind I've found around here in stores is those little cans that are about $1.50 and they don't even have Cajun.

 
Reserving judgement until I try some. I've savored gizzards, eaten monkey balls, roasted spider, and dog. I've eaten snake, squirrel, and cat tail roots. Hell, Ive choked down pickled embryonic duck and ludefisk, I guess I can try some boiled peanuts.

 
I heard it became big in the south to boil the peanuts to soften them because of a lack of dental care. Lots of people missing teeth and the boiled peanuts were easier on the gums. Not sure how accurate that is but its what I heard.

 
Fried red peanuts with burnt crushed garlic and salt is great too. Very easy to make. Buy Red peanuts at your local peanut-ery. I but them at asian markets. crush a whole bunch or garlic. Drop into a fryer. Quick fry for the nuts. Make the Garlic crispy...basically burnt. place the nuts and garlic on paper towel to drain. Salt. Cool. Eat.

Side note: Japanese and Korean markets can be very very organized and entertaining to walk through. They always have great kitchen equipment. And sometimes interesting little do-dads.

I love boiled peanuts. Been eating them since I was a child. I am Filipino to confirm the wiki.

Boiled watermelon seeds are good.

 
Fried red peanuts with burnt crushed garlic and salt is great too. Very easy to make. Buy Red peanuts at your local peanut-ery. I but them at asian markets. crush a whole bunch or garlic. Drop into a fryer. Quick fry for the nuts. Make the Garlic crispy...basically burnt. place the nuts and garlic on paper towel to drain. Salt. Cool. Eat. Side note: Japanese and Korean markets can be very very organized and entertaining to walk through. They always have great kitchen equipment. And sometimes interesting little do-dads.I love boiled peanuts. Been eating them since I was a child. I am Filipino to confirm the wiki. Boiled watermelon seeds are good.
Wow. Deep-fried peanuts sound wonderful. Do you leave them in the shell?Boiled watermelon seeds don't sound very exciting, but I'd be interested to try them.
 
Das Boot said:
:popcorn:

They turned out great, my wife and I both liked them.

The older daughter gave them a :thumbup:

The younger daughter is just being stubborn and won't try them.

A few thoughts...

Next time I think I'll save the brine water for the first day - to resoak them in and microwave them for a snack after they've cooled off - I liked them better hot

I actually think they needed a little more salt, but they were fine as is.

Looking forward to trying some of the other spices I've heard mentioned, e.g.

cayenne pepper
bay leaf
honey (my theory - maybe a bit like honey roasted peanuts)
Good to hear they turned out well. When you go the cajun route I think you'll be even happier with the results. I absolutely love them that way but my wife can't handle the hot stuff. Old bay is easy enough.
 
Fried red peanuts with burnt crushed garlic and salt is great too. Very easy to make. Buy Red peanuts at your local peanut-ery. I but them at asian markets. crush a whole bunch or garlic. Drop into a fryer. Quick fry for the nuts. Make the Garlic crispy...basically burnt. place the nuts and garlic on paper towel to drain. Salt. Cool. Eat. Side note: Japanese and Korean markets can be very very organized and entertaining to walk through. They always have great kitchen equipment. And sometimes interesting little do-dads.I love boiled peanuts. Been eating them since I was a child. I am Filipino to confirm the wiki. Boiled watermelon seeds are good.
Not sure if this is the same thing, but I've had fried peanuts in the shell before and was told to eat them whole shell and all. These did not do much for me. Was I told wrong?Also, Boiled watermelon seeds? They get edible after how long?
 
Fried red peanuts with burnt crushed garlic and salt is great too. Very easy to make. Buy Red peanuts at your local peanut-ery. I but them at asian markets. crush a whole bunch or garlic. Drop into a fryer. Quick fry for the nuts. Make the Garlic crispy...basically burnt. place the nuts and garlic on paper towel to drain. Salt. Cool. Eat. Side note: Japanese and Korean markets can be very very organized and entertaining to walk through. They always have great kitchen equipment. And sometimes interesting little do-dads.I love boiled peanuts. Been eating them since I was a child. I am Filipino to confirm the wiki. Boiled watermelon seeds are good.
Wow. Deep-fried peanuts sound wonderful. Do you leave them in the shell?Boiled watermelon seeds don't sound very exciting, but I'd be interested to try them.
No shell for the fried peanuts. No batter. Straight up deepfrying. I also eat the burnt-crunchy garlic. Adds a nice flavor between fried peanut bites. And the boiled watermelon seeds I get from people returning from the Philippines. Its my favorite thing. More than boiled peanuts. The boiled watermelon seeds are also semi-dried. I would say the process resembles brining then boiling then semi-dry. Or its brining then semi-drying. Im not sure of the entire recipe.
 
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Raised in Georgia, I've only had ordinary run-of-the-mill boiled peanuts (which are a perfectly suitable way to eat peanuts). I'm not sure I've heard of adding spices to it. The old man boiled a bushel when I was young and we froze them. Microwaving them works fine. I usually buy a pound or two driving down to the Florida panhandle.

 
I've been tearin up some Cajun boiled peanuts this week...every so often I eat a ton for a week or so then forget about em for a year.

One of the South's best snack foods :thumbup:

 
As far as I know, it's really only prevalent in the southeast (Eastern NC, SC, GA, maybe parts of FL).
They are in central and western north carolina too. I love roasted peanuts, but I'm not too fond of boiled ones. Boiled peanuts taste like nuts someone had sitting in their mouth until the nuts got moist, and then they spit them back into a bag.
 
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love em, but prior to living here I'd hav been in the WTF camp.

they are a slightly different peanut (like 3 -4 small nuts per shell) come boiled with spicy seasoning usally. they are awesome.

 
Worked with a couple dudes from India.They'd whip up a big batch with all kinds of Indian seasoning and bring 'em in. :moneybag:
That's interesting. I thought it was an exclusively southern redneck food.According to Wiki, it's popular in India, Ghana, Nigeria, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam.It also notes that Mark Sanford signed a bill into law making BP's the official snack food of SC.
Why if it's Southern does it have to be redneck? Can't it just be Southern?All Southerners aren't rednecks and all rednecks aren't Southerners.
yeah but that ven diagram has a LOT of overlap.
 
Is this some redneck delicacy like rocky mountain oysters?
they're peanuts.... that have been boiled.
Still sounds pretty :bango: to me.
Yeah, like I said, they don't sound all that appetizing. Even in Western NC, where I grew up, I never saw them much growing up and the 1st few times I saw, they didn't look very appetizing then either. Soggy peanuts didn't seem like a great idea.When I finally tried them, I had some beautifully seasoned cajun ones and was hooked. With the boiling process, you can really infuse some great flavors into the peanuts.Also, it's much healthier. You don't eat the shells, but the boiling process draws many of the antioxidants out of the shells.
redneck saince wif de aunty-oxy-dance :thumpup:
 
No matter how simple, there's always a way to screw it up. I got the water boiling, added sea salt, added peanuts. So far, so good.Oops... a little while later I noticed the water was pretty darkI forgot to rinse off the damn peanuts first. :hot:On the one hand I figured a little boiled dirt never hurt anyone, on the other hand it would be nice if the first batch I ever cooked up was actually edible, so I dumped the water, rinsed them off, and started again.Total lost time: 1/2 hourI figured the initial soak/boil was just a really thorough way of cleaning the dirt off the shells. :unsure:6 to 8 hours until :popcorn:P.S. Both daughters left this morning knowing I would be cooking something today but not knowing what. They are genuinely concerned and skeptical.I raised pretty smart kids. :thumbup:
#### dad's cooking up a batch of meth again...
 
i'm boiling some for tonight/tomorrow. do we have a go to recipe around here?
Not that I know of.I normally just get a bag of raw peanuts, throw'em in a 5 qt. stockpot, cover with water, add about a cup of salt and a bunch of cayenne (and whatever I'm in the mood for, like Old Bay or something), and boil for a couple of hours. Check them periodically until done.

Be careful with the salt. It's very easy to over salt them to the point where they're inedible. The longer they cook, the saltier they'll get.

Here's Paula Deen's basic recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/boiled-peanuts-recipe2/index.html

God speed.

 
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I justed got 2 pounds started on the stove. I added plenty of salt and about a half spice jar of chipotle chile pepper.

Hopefully they will be ready around 12:30am - 1 am.

 
I discovered these a few months ago in Savannah. Initially, I didn't care for them, but I ended up eating the whole cup. They were kind of addicting. They were very mushy like mashed potatoes. Rather bland - I probably would have liked them better if they had some spice added.

 
I discovered these a few months ago in Savannah. Initially, I didn't care for them, but I ended up eating the whole cup. They were kind of addicting. They were very mushy like mashed potatoes. Rather bland - I probably would have liked them better if they had some spice added.
I'm sure you would've. Plain, salty boiled peanuts are nice, but the cajun/spicy variety are the ones worth getting excited about.

 
In The Zone said:
I justed got 2 pounds started on the stove. I added plenty of salt and about a half spice jar of chipotle chile pepper.

Hopefully they will be ready around 12:30am - 1 am.
So, how'd the boiled peanut party go?

 
In The Zone said:
I justed got 2 pounds started on the stove. I added plenty of salt and about a half spice jar f chipotle chile pepper.

Hopefully they will be ready around 12:30am - 1 am.
From my point of view, the bolded means you just ruined the batch.

 
For anyone 'round these parts there's a Wilco-Hess off exit 154 that sells raw or boiled both hot and mild by the cup. Real good fresh!

umm--NC I-40/85 corridor.

 
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I tried them last week for the first time and they are one of the most disgusting textures I have ever had.
:goodposting:

Tried them once. Only way I try them again is at gunpoint.
Same. I was on the way home from out in the "country" and saw a roadside stand. What the heck, might as well get some. One was enough, rest went in the trash.

I probably had them once as a kid but that was decades ago and I don't remember. My dad grew peanuts a couple of years so I'm sure we tried every way imaginable.

 

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