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Boiled Green Peanuts
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Try them, you'll like 'em!
But, don't ever make the mistake of buying a can of boiled peanuts in the store. They are terrible. You cook them in the shell. Around me, there is a guy (The Peanut Guy) that sells them in the local bowling alley parking lot on Saturday's. He has 3 different sizes, a medium sized styrofoam cup, a large styrofoam cup, or an extra large bucket. He pulls them straight from the hot water, drains them, and puts them in what ever sized container you want. Eat your fill and refrigerate the rest. After reading this thread, I got a hankering for some "berreled p-nuts", so I googled his site. Here it is:
https://www.peanutguy.com/
I noticed he is not open because he couldn't get the peanuts he prefers. Hopefully, this is from last year! BTW, the 2 extremely cute little girls, the owner's granddaughters, I believe, are the best salespeople you have ever seen!! I have always associated boiled peanuts with college football. Back in the day, while a student at Clemson, we would go to a local bar to watch football on TV, and order a pitcher and a bag. You would get a pitcher of beer, a quart plastic bag of boiled peanuts, and a kinda flat cardboard box (the kind that a case of beer cans used to come in) to put your empty shells in. The local high school, about 20 years ago, used to sell "shelled" boiled peanuts in a styrofoam cup at the concession stand. I never tried them, but I guess they boiled the shelled peanuts.
Larry
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I grew up in Mississippi and this is one of the things I miss the most.
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charlie sherrill
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They are wet and salty. The first batch are eaten hot, wet, and salty. The second batch come from the fridge a day or two later and are cold, but still very good. If I've cooked a large batch, which I didn't this time, I put them in freezer bags and get them out later to eat after a thaw. In the next week or so I'll get about 50 lbs. and boil them in my crawfish pot and eat on them until the next season. The exception to this is my grandchildren like to "help" me boil them fresh and eat them hot so I will probably get a few pounds for them. Sometimes I'll replace a meal with a bag of peanuts. If you need a good bowel movement dive in.
bulletslap
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Many people don’t know that many areas of Texas grow vast fields of peanuts. We boiled them with salt, and parched them also. And us Texas heathens often ate the boiled ones shell and all.
I have heard of eating them like that, but I don't know if I could handle it.
Larry
Talk with a survivor of diverticulitis..
..then reconsider your snacking habits, LOL.
Golphin
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It takes green peanut for good boiled peanuts. I am sure most if not all the places like Planters use are dried as they will store for long periods that way and weigh a lot less. There are a lot of peanuts grown around here with large peanut shellers that shell them leaving a small mountain of shells. Those peanuts are graded and bought by places like Planters.
Geronimo Jim
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Tried them once..................awful!
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charlie sherrill
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Anytime I'm in the woods or along a creek bank and see a nice lighter knot I pick them up because I know that at some point I will use them.
Wow, I haven't had boiled peanuts in 50 minutes.
"Green" peanuts aren't available here. I do find raw peanuts at a local produce stand. As they are available most of the year, they may be from last years harvest.
My recipe is two pounds in a 12-quart pot, with a cup of salt. Add water til they float. Bring to a boil, then cut back to simmer. Add water as needed.
I give them 3 hours. You might get away with 4. When done, I add water and bring back to a boil, then turn off the heat. I let them steep for several hours. Charlie is correct: it is an important part of the cooking process.
Rarely do I find good boiled peanuts in stores. The problem is they are grossly over cooked, probably from sitting in a pot for days.
"Green" peanuts aren't available here. I do find raw peanuts at a local produce stand. As they are available most of the year, they may be from last years harvest.
My recipe is two pounds in a 12-quart pot, with a cup of salt. Add water til they float. Bring to a boil, then cut back to simmer. Add water as needed.
I give them 3 hours. You might get away with 4. When done, I add water and bring back to a boil, then turn off the heat. I let them steep for several hours. Charlie is correct: it is an important part of the cooking process.
Rarely do I find good boiled peanuts in stores. The problem is they are grossly over cooked, probably from sitting in a pot for days.
We boil peanuts here with sea salt, soy sauce and about a dozen star anise. Water to cover, boil/simmer for about two hours before testing. The star anise imparts a pretty strong flavor to the peanuts so I don't soak them too long after boiling, maybe an hour or so. Here in town every supermarket sells poke and boiled peanuts, usually the jumbo sized ones.
My dad used to crack each shell before boiling the batch and I picked up the habit from him and think about him every time I make them. My friend simply smashes the raw peanuts in a bag before dumping them them into the pot.
My dad used to crack each shell before boiling the batch and I picked up the habit from him and think about him every time I make them. My friend simply smashes the raw peanuts in a bag before dumping them them into the pot.
