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Spicy Peanuts

When we were eating out recently, the restaurant served a bowl of spicy peanuts while we waited for our meals to arrive. We all devoured them.

Fast forward to last night. My husband came home from the grocery store with a jar of dry roasted peanuts and asked me if I thought I could come up with a recipe for spicy peanuts that taste like the ones we enjoyed at the restaurant. So I consulted my good friend, Google, and found a recipe for Spicy Peanuts on Epicurious.com.

Epicurious never steers me wrong, so I dove right in.

spicy peanuts snack recipe

These are super easy to make, and they make a great little snack. You just combine a tablespoon of olive oil with a mixture of common spices that most everyone would have in their cabinet. Heat the spice mixture in a sauté pan, add the peanuts, stir them around, and then bake in a 300-degree oven for about 15 minutes.

We liked them so much that we immediately made another batch. I’ll be serving them at our Labor Day picnic later today!

Spicy Peanuts
Recipe Type: Appetizer
Author: Jo-Lynne Shane
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne powder
  • 2 1/2 cups dry roasted peanuts
Instructions
  1. Mix the olive oil and spices in a sauté pan over medium heat; stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add peanuts and stir to coat, about 2 minutes.
  2. Spread peanuts in a large baking pan; bake until golden brown and almost dry, about 15 minutes. Season with salt.
  3. Transfer to paper towels; cool.
  4. Store in an airtight container at room temp.

 

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4 Responses

  1. Ho Jo..found your website on food. this is a great place for yummy bites. I shall share an Indian version of the same.

    Take Gram-flour (you will find it in any Indian Grocery store in US or UK) add little oil to the flour and mix well with the peanuts. Add 1 spoon of cayenne pepper or red chilli powder and a pinch of asfoteadia(this is also available) popularly called Hing. fry them in canola oil or olive oil.

    On turning reddish brown, take on a paper or towel. dry them well. It goes well with beer or wine (redone).

    Best
    Madhav

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