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Boiled Peanuts

Name: Boiled Peanuts
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
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; 2 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning, smoked paprika, shrimp boil mix, or even star anise

Traditional Southern hot boiled peanuts are raw peanuts boiled in salt water for a salty, shell-shucking-worthy snack that's easy to make at home.

2 hr 35 min total 5 min prep 2 hr 30 min cook 16 90 cal

Ingredients

16 serv.

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
2 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning, smoked paprika, shrimp boil mix, or even star anise

Instructions

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1 Thoroughly rinse the raw unshelled peanuts in water.
2 Cover and reduce the heat just enough to maintain a low boil. Boil for 2 to 3 hours or longer (some boil their peanuts all day), until peanuts reach desired level of softness.
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