Peanuts

Beer and peanuts make a lovely couple! They always love to compliment each other! With peanuts alongside beer, drinking will always be amazing!

There are plenty of ways of how you want your peanut to be. Boiled, salted, with chili, and etc. It depends on how you want it to be and what suits your appetite.

CHILI NUTS

These spicy little nuggets are just the right fix for an afternoon of football watching.  The recipe calls for peanuts, but I used a mix of cashews and peanuts.  Whatever you’ve got on hand would be delicious.  These nuts have a good kick so if spice isn’t your thing, cut back on the cayenne.  Or just drink more beer. 

INGREDIENTS:


2 1/2 TBS fresh lime juice
2 TBS olive oil
1 TBS paprika
2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp cayenne
4 cups unsalted dry-roasted peanuts 

HOW TO PREPARE:

In a large bowl, whisk lime juice, olive oil, paprika, sea salt and cayenne.  Stir in nuts to coat evenly.  Spread nuts on a large foil-lined, rimmed cookie sheet and bake at 250 degrees until coating is dry and fragrant, about 30 minutes.  Cool completely before serving.

BOILED PEANUTS

Boiled peanuts are a traditional snack in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, northern Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. They are an acquired taste, but according to southerners, they are totally addictive.Southerners will tell you boiled peanuts should always be accompanied by a beer, sweet tea, or a soft drink. Traditionally they are eaten outside where it doesn't matter if wet shells are tossed or spit on the ground.

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

HOW TO COOK:

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.

SPICY SALT-ROASTED PEANUTS

 

Together with your peers, buddies and friends, spice salt-roasted peanuts with beer would be a great companion to your endless conversations. With this, can chat, eat and drink at same time.

Ingredients: 

3 cups raw peanuts
3/8 cup light corn syrup
2 1/2 tbsp. light brown sugar
1/2 tsp. Cajun seasoning (I used Bayou magic brand, but any good spicy Cajun seasoning will do.)
1 3/4 tsp. coarse sea salt

HOW TO COOK:

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Mix peanuts, corn syrup, and light brown sugar in a mixing bowl or large measuring cup, until the peanuts are well-coated.

Sprinkle the salt and spices over the peanuts and stir just a few times, but not enough to dissolve the salt.

Spread the peanuts evenly on the baking sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes, stirring three times during baking, until the nuts are deep-golden brown and glazed.

Sprinkle just a bit more salt and spice over the peanuts, cool completely, store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.