Boiled Green Peanuts

[ramblin84]

Born and raised on a peanut farm in South Georgia. Raw, boiled, parched, roasted, fried, or covered in chocolate… they're a delicacy BUT, they have to be fresh from the field. Even I won't eat roadside boiled peanuts out of season…nasty.

By the way, same is true for okra. It's some nasty stuff unless it's pan fried in corn meal to a fine brown crispiness. Breaded and deep fried… yuck.

 

[bgrafsr]

The only thing worse than a boiled peanut is....................after thinking about it there is nothing worse than a boiled peanut. Larry

Maybe a spoon full of castor oil?

 

[SMSgt]

I grew up on boiled peanuts but haven't had them in years. I still dump salted peanuts in a cold Coke from time to time.

 

[Retired W4]

I started boiling my own while living in New Brockton, AL in the 70's. The farm house I had was surrounded by peanut fields, and the farmer let me have all I wanted. I can tell you there is a difference between the fresh crop and the last year's. Lots of stories from those says after Vietnam but one thing sticks in my mind, and that's the smell of peanuts drying on the ground after they were dug up. Drying time varied depending on conditions and the radio farm report told of conditions every day.

 

[Retired W4]

The only thing worse than a boiled peanut is....................after thinking about it there is nothing worse than a boiled peanut. Larry

You either love 'em or hate 'em. I can eat a big bowl for lunch!!

 

[Golphin]

I don't mix other food when I boil peanuts. I only use green peanuts and will buy a bushel this time of the year boil them all and freeze them in bags to eat during the year. Boil until they are soft while salting to taste.

 

[Onomea]

...Soggy and salty and you basically squeeze the shell to open it and slurp that soggy nut out of there.

This sounds kinda like edamame, essentially immature soybeans boiled in the pod and sprinkled with salt. Holding it to your mouth, you squeeze the pod to get the beans out and discard the pod. It's a great snack for beer, and is a summertime staple in Japan. Most bars and restaurants there will give you a small dish of them as a matter of course.

Edamame - Wikipedia

 

[quikdraw67]

We don't have boiled peanuts here in Penn's Woods.

I can't say anything about something that I know nothing about.

Fun fact - Planters Peanuts were founded and based in Wilkes Barre PA for many years.

 

[Old Arkansawyer]

My parents grew some peanuts in the garden but mom always roasted
them. Some friends boiled peanuts, like Scotch whisky, never acquired
a taste for them. Everyone doesn't bet on the same horse.

 

[Jessie]

We boil ours in a pressure canner. That's how my in-laws do it in South Carolina and they're mighty good and quicker that way. Some batches they'll kick it up a notch with some hot stuff, but usually just salt. My favorite way.
If anybody's trying this for the first time, make sure you use fresh green peanuts. They're hard to come by north of the Mason Dixon line.

 

[Jessie]

My parents grew some peanuts in the garden but mom always roasted
them. Some friends boiled peanuts, like Scotch whisky, never acquired
a taste for them. Everyone doesn't bet on the same horse.

I'm half with you…I don't care for Scotch either.

 

[ramblin84]

I grew up on boiled peanuts but haven't had them in years. I still dump salted peanuts in a cold Coke from time to time.

Brings back memories of Lance (baby) peanuts dumped in a cold, long neck Frostie Root Beer.

 

[Rustyt1953]

PS: I am a yuge fan of Asian peanut sauces.

 

[Jessie]

I must admit i've never tried peanuts in a coke. Sounds interesting but has anyone choked on a peanut?

 

[SMSgt]

I must admit i've never tried peanuts in a coke. Sounds interesting but has anyone choked on a peanut?

No, the allergies get them first.

 

[Onomea]

I must admit i've never tried peanuts in a coke. Sounds interesting but has anyone choked on a peanut?

Surely you chew 'em up before swallowing, so should be no more choking hazard than a bowl of peanuts, I'd think. (Best indulge at a leisurely pace, too, I should think.)

 

[deadin]

How do they go with chicory coffee??

 

[soFlaNative]

Never had any that didn't come from a roadside stand, always in season.
Can't wait to start eating, driving along I always wish I put a rag on my lap before I plopped down the bag.

 

[turnerriver]

I was 14 and on a long road trip with my buddy Charlie and his mother and father. Soon after crossing the Georgia state line his mom instructed dad to pull over, she climbed back in the truck with a soggy paper bag. When I asked her what she was eating she said "boiled peanuts, want one ?" As I remember Charlie didn't ask for one. She handed one over, told me to open the shell and eat the peanuts and foolishly I did. I liked peanuts but a wet, overly salted piece of mush was not my idea of a peanut. I couldn't imagine anyone liking such a thing.
Good thing that tastes change, I'll be happy to share yours now but don't go out of my way to find them. A post college years friend said he and I should open a roadside stand and dispense boiled peanuts and homespun philosophy but that never came about.
Probably heresy but 97 year old dad kept a can of boiled peanuts in the pantry and would have them with a beer when he didn't feel like a martini which was only now and then.
Regards,

 

[CH4]

A sampling of foods I'll leave for others:

Boiled peanuts
Balut
Anchovies
Isaw - chicken intestines or any intestines/guts
Muktuk
Lutefisk...
Con nhong