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Boiled Peanuts
An easy yet delicious snack of boiled peanuts! Something commonly found at Vietnamese supermarkets.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 11 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
4
- 2 lb raw peanuts (not the dehydrated type)
- 2 oz salt
- 2 gallons of water
Instructions
- 1
Soak peanuts in water for 15 minutes to loosen dirt, rinse and drain
- 2
Add peanuts and salt to boiling water
- 3
Keep a low-medium boil for 1 hour, checking for doneness every 20-30 minutes. It should have some bite and be soft, but not mushy. It can take 1-4 hours depending on age of the peanuts.