Boiled peanuts, a beer & a football game!

Boiled peanuts can be found almost any convenience store or fruit stand here in Florida. Usually they have cooked for a couple of days in a 30 gallon pot on a open fire with wood. Or cooked in crockpots in convenience stores.

I tried boiled peanuts for the first time about 15 years ago. I was living in Spartanburg, S.C. and the woman I was dating at the time talked me into trying them. I got hooked and have been making my own ever since. Over the years I have tweaked my recipe to what it is today.

I learned this delicious cooked soybean recipe from my mother. Since I wanted this to be healthy, I didn't sauté the ingredients, but if you want a richer flavor, you should try sautéing everything in sesame oil first. In my house, we almost always sauté everything in sesame oil when making stews or kinpira. For Lotus Root Kinpira.After it has finished cooking, let it sit for a night to really let the flavors meld. It will taste better. If making the dashi stock is too much trouble, you can use water and instant dashi granules. You don't have to blanch the konnyaku to get rid of the astringent taste. Adjust the amount of soy sauce and sugar to taste. Recipe by Yuuyuu0221

These are delicious! Boil up a batch, eat some, freeze the rest for later. These are great for fall cookouts! Throw some venison sausage & hamburgers on the grill, boil up some peanuts, have some homemade ice cream! Have some friends over. Perfect!

Another southern favorite. People including my self can make a meal out of boiled peanuts. These could be done in a crock pot. We used to get 2-3 quarts of peanuts for our trip to the beach. Love them so much! I hope you enjoy them when you try them, and make wonderful memories!

Recently I have been making chestnut paste for Mont Blanc Cakes which of course needs the inner skins of the chestnuts. Since using this recipe, I have come to enjoy Mont Blanc which I used to dislike. I thought that it would be nice to someday make my own simmered chestnuts^^The steps are pretty time consuming, so for those of you who are short on time, you can break up the process. By the way, I performed Step 1 one day, and then Step 2 and on a different day. Recipe by Mekete-

Using garlic oil or the oil from making fried minced garlic, these garlicky peanuts are quite flavorful and are a wonderful snack or a great addition to any meal.

This year, I had opportunities to make chestnuts cooked in their inner skins in syrup several times. It takes a lot of time and effort, so if the results are not what you want them to be it's very disappointing. I thought I'd put all the key points I've noticed in one place.The water to vacuum pack the jars in Step 13 should come more than halfway up the sides of the jars, but lower than the shoulders.I tried some of the chestnuts in their inner skins I made last fall and stored in the freezer this September, and although they were a bit soft, the flavor was just as good.If you like, add a little soy sauce or salt in Step 10 (in the 3rd round). Recipe by Hakuundou

Boiled Peanuts with Smoked pig knuckles

These Pickle Juice Boiled Peanuts are tangy, a bit spicy, salty, and nutty. They make a tasty, savory snack that’s super easy to make. Once you start eating them, you won’t be able to stop! Enjoy!

Easy!! Great for snacks or lunchboxes (*^^*)The story behind this recipeI was wondering what to do with the abundance of sweet peppers harvested from my home garden...I decided to make my favorite simmered dish!!