Hope boiled peanuts are good for me?? (boiling, tastes, salt)
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Ok, so I recently saw a collage of 'weirdo' canned foods, and one of the photos has a can of boiled peanuts in liquid. In the image, the top was taken off, and the contents appeared to have the nuts still in the shell, in some cloudy, murky liquid. Is this what people eat when they are eating boiled peanuts? Are they served in the shell? Are you supposed to eat the shell too? Just curious, for my own sense of knowing.
Ok, so I recently saw a collage of 'weirdo' canned foods, and one of the photos has a can of boiled peanuts in liquid. In the image, the top was taken off, and the contents appeared to have the nuts still in the shell, in some cloudy, murky liquid. Is this what people eat when they are eating boiled peanuts? Are they served in the shell? Are you supposed to eat the shell too? Just curious, for my own sense of knowing.
Yep, those are boiled peanuts. The murky liquid is simply salted water that turns murky when the peanuts are boiled. They are served in the shell, but don't try to eat the shell.
The flavor is somewhere between black olives and black eyed peas.
I make them quite often, and I've posted a slow-cooker recipe for boiled peanuts a few times in this forum.
Yep, those are boiled peanuts. The murky liquid is simply salted water that turns murky when the peanuts are boiled. They are served in the shell, but don't try to eat the shell.
The flavor is somewhere between black olives and black eyed peas.
I make them quite often, and I've posted a slow-cooker recipe for boiled peanuts a few times in this forum.
I'm guessing they need to be made from nuts that haven't been roasted before? I may have to leave these until I'm actually in 'boiled peanut country.'
My dad "discovered" boiled peanut while in the southern states while traveling around in his motor home with mom 25 years ago. They are retired and get away for most of the cold weather in Minnesota. He liked them so much he bought a case of raw ones home with them. He boiled them with cayenne pepper. They smell like dirt when cooking. I really didn't care for them at first but then changed my mind. Are a bit of an acquired taste. I don't think much salt was used to cook them. No, don't eat the shells.
Me either - I think the last time I had them was when I went back to Georgia for a class reunion a couple of years ago. They were fabulous! I love them.
Boiled peanuts are not just a southern U.S food. In southern India, they are added to a breakfast dish containing beaten rice, buttermilk, fried potatoes and fried onions. Very tasty and filling.
My recipe uses the dried raw peanuts found in most grocery stores next to the large bags of roasted/salted peanuts.
I tried your recipe this weekend.. Got good reviews.
I made some mistakes, and now that I have the basics.. Am going to try to refine it a little bit. I made the mistake of having too many peanuts in the cooker so I didn't get things cooked well (evenly.. those at the top were a tad underdone).. Plus, I added the salt at the end, and it didn't mix in well.. So.. Lessons learned, will do better next time.
But.. I have a few ideas I want to try.. The first of which will be using Old Bay in place of the salt.
That could be the most amazing thing ever, or an epic fail.. but.. Won't know until I try.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
