Dry Roasted PeanutsSoutheast Asia, Africa - (or anywhere, actually) | |||||
Makes: Effort: Sched: DoAhead: |
1 cup * 20 min Yes |
Roasted peanuts, whole or crushed, are a much used garnish throughout Southeast Asia and parts of Africa. Pan roasting your own raw peanuts provides a better flavor and softer texture than commercially roasted peanuts. | |||
I dislike overly crunchy commercial peanuts as a garnish, but made this way I like them. See Whole Peanut Garnish for an example. Of course you can roast peanuts this way just to eat them - and they're still a lot better than commercial. Unroasted raw peanuts are a little bitter and probably very slightly toxic (as most uncooked beans are). If you want them salted you can grind salt to a powder in your spice grinder and tumble the roasted peanuts with it, but I have found these freshly roasted peanuts are so good they don't need salt at all. |
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