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13 Feb 2022, 2:44 pm

They're everywhere in the South. I've tried them, but didn't like them so much. I think it's a textural issue with me. I don't think nuts should be mushy.

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13 Feb 2022, 2:50 pm

try to fry them on dry pan.. after they re boiled. My SIL did it this way. was quite nice, peanuts like that.

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13 Feb 2022, 4:10 pm

FairyFox wrote:

try to fry them on dry pan.. after they re boiled. My SIL did it this way. was quite nice, peanuts like that.

I just don't know why I'd boil them in the first place. I much prefer roasted in the shell.

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13 Feb 2022, 4:38 pm

I've got a related question: Anyone know of a peanut butter brand (bonus for one that has no added sugar or salt) sold in the US that uses boiled, not roasted, peanuts?

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13 Feb 2022, 7:55 pm

VegetableMan wrote:

I don't think nuts should be mushy.

^ That. Exactly that.
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13 Feb 2022, 7:59 pm

Thanks for mentioning it. I will try to boil peanuts at home and see what its like. I like experimenting with new food.

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13 Feb 2022, 8:20 pm

I don’t care for them either.Some people can’t get enough.Give me a roasted cashew any day.
You can even get canned boiled peanuts at the dollar store.

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13 Feb 2022, 8:22 pm

Just an interesting fact.There are strict peanut laws controlling who gets to grow them commercially.Anyone can grow some in their garden ,but not acres of them.They are heavily regulated.

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13 Feb 2022, 9:12 pm

VegetableMan wrote:

They're everywhere in the South. I've tried them, but didn't like them so much. I think it's a textural issue with me. I don't think nuts should be mushy.

Peanuts are legumes and once you think of them that way and how peas and beans are prepared for consumption, the boiling makes sense.
I don't like them very much.
When I was a kid I ate the shell too, because I thought that's what you did.

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13 Feb 2022, 9:49 pm

errr.. who boils peanuts??

freshly roasted handpicked ground nuts are the only way to eat nuts

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13 Feb 2022, 9:55 pm

i tried them, an acquired taste.

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13 Feb 2022, 11:08 pm

I like them, but have only had them a few times. My friend let me try some, he got hooked on them from his mom who lived in the South.

I tried making my own once, but didn't realize I bought the kind you had to soak 24 hours first, so they took a while to make.

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14 Feb 2022, 12:37 am

auntblabby wrote:

i tried them, an acquired taste.

Lot's of salt needed?

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14 Feb 2022, 12:40 am

cyberdad wrote:

auntblabby wrote:

i tried them, an acquired taste.

Lot's of salt needed?

i ended up fryin' em in a pan with butter and teriyaki sauce and a bit of marinara.

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14 Feb 2022, 12:43 am

auntblabby wrote:

cyberdad wrote:

auntblabby wrote:

i tried them, an acquired taste.

Lot's of salt needed?

i ended up fryin' em in a pan with butter and teriyaki sauce and a bit of marinara.

hmmm I wonder how they would taste in nasi lemak?

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14 Feb 2022, 12:47 am

looks a bit exotic for moi, what is that red sauce atop whatever it was?

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