Salted Garlic Peanuts

Name: Salted Garlic Peanuts
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 700 g - 1kg peeled ground peanuts (see pic #5); Few cloves of garlic (or more) - crushed, see pic; Chicken cubes or chicken seasoning powder/chicken bouillon; (1-2 tbsp or needed); (For vegetarian - substitute with mushroom seasoning powder); As needed - Salt; As needed - Cooking oil; 1 . You can add your preferred seasoning(s) or dried herbs; 2 . You can also oven roast your peanuts instead of deep frying

Pinkblanket's Kitchen @pinkblanketskitchen

Houston Texas

Try this method preparing this easy snack. It's easier to just snack on the store-bought but this is one of that time when i have packetS of raw peeled peanuts in my pantry.

#Peanuts #groundnuts #snacks #garlic

Try this method preparing this easy snack. It's easier to just snack on the store-bought but this is one of that time when i have packetS of raw peeled peanuts in my pantry.

#Peanuts #groundnuts #snacks #garlic

Pinkblanket's Kitchen @pinkblanketskitchen

Houston Texas

Try this method preparing this easy snack. It's easier to just snack on the store-bought but this is one of that time when i have packetS of raw peeled peanuts in my pantry.

#Peanuts #groundnuts #snacks #garlic

Try this method preparing this easy snack. It's easier to just snack on the store-bought but this is one of that time when i have packetS of raw peeled peanuts in my pantry.

#Peanuts #groundnuts #snacks #garlic

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Ingredients

700 g- 1kg peeled ground peanuts (see pic #5)
Few cloves of garlic (or more) - crushed, see pic
Chicken cubes or chicken seasoning powder/chicken bouillon
(1-2 tbsp or needed)
(For vegetarian - substitute with mushroom seasoning powder)
As needed- Salt
As needed- Cooking oil
Variations
1. You can add your preferred seasoning(s) or dried herbs
2. You can also oven roast your peanuts instead of deep frying

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Steps

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Prep peanuts; wash and put aside. Crushed garlic.
Note: some like their garlic in paste. We love ours crushed. With added seasoning(s), crushed garlic tastes great when fried. If you don't like it crushed, blend garlic into a very fine paste.
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In a pot, bring to boil 1 litre of water, crushed garlic and 1-2 tbsp of chicken seasoning powder or chicken bouillon. Add peanuts and keep boiling for 5-10mins. Then turn off the heat. Leave to cool completely for an hour to season and slightly soften the peanuts.
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Next, drain and discard the water (only the water). Spread on a tray to remove water completely. It doesn't have to be super dry.
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Next, Deep fry the peanuts - Check the link below on how to deep fry peanuts with cold oil.
Submerge peanuts in cold oil. Turn on the heat to medium low. Leave it to slowly heating up and cooking the peanuts. Stir every now and then. Keep cooking until peanuts change colour to very light brown. Remove from the heat, transfer to bowl& immediately sprinkle some salt and your preferred seasoning(s). Toss to mix. Note: Peanuts may appear soft but will continue to cook and turn crunchy once cooled.

Deep Fried Peanuts
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Note: This technique of deep frying resulting in evenly cooked peanuts and once peanuts cooked and leave to cool before storing, there will be no greasy oil residue on peanuts. This technique takes practice to gauge the doneness of the peanuts. Stop cooking when peanuts turn slightly brown. Always remember, peanuts continue to cook even after removing from the heat. Some however, like their peanuts to be slightly undercooked. it all depends on one preference.
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Variation: To oven roast your peanuts, preheat oven to 150°C (fan)/170°C. Spread peanuts evenly on a non-stick baking tray. If you don't have one, use baking paper to line your tray. Next, Spray some oil of your choice. Toss to mix. Bake peanuts for 10-15mins. Take out from the oven. Toss and mix. Put the tray back into the oven. Repeat until you have lightly brown peanuts. Season with your preferred seasonings. Leave to cool completely before storing in an airtight container.
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For deep fried and oven baked peanuts, tasting the peanuts will also help to decide the doneness. Raw peanuts taste raw and have slightly bitter aftertaste (of course), meanwhile, cooked peanuts taste more peanutty 😊 stop the cooking process once you are happy with the taste and leave peanuts to cool completely before storing. You'll have a crunchy peanuts once cooled.