boiled Peanuts - how do you do it

[donia]

Geez Louise, go to Walmart and buy 5 lbs for 10 bucks. Just try it, it ain't rocket science....
Or better yet, look on pininterest or google or something

some folks think cookin' is waaaaay harder than it really is! ...experience is a freakin' awesome teacher! get in there and do it!

[duckter]

Ok - got my wife here to share her recipe. She buys a 16 oz bag of raw peanuts at our local grocery store (or walmart) - places in the crock pot - and fills with water and 1 cup of salt. Place on high for overnight - (like 12 hours) - they are not really boiling but it's plenty hot. If you like 'em a bit stiff - they're ready after the 12 hours. For me I like 'em softer so I prefer turning the Crock Pot after the 12 hours to low and letting 'em simmer another 4 hours. Also - stir every so often just to move the salt water around. You'll notice next morning your peanuts are no longer floating as they have allowed the water to enter the shell.

Again, much easier (and cheaper) than burning all that propane outside to boil for 2-3-4 hours or more.

[jdbuckshot]

got by big pot, filled half with water, dumped half a sack in there, bout half a thing of salt and boiled them for 3 hours or so, then let them soak.

put 10 qtrs in the freezer last night.

my little two year old girl said she wanted "toenuts" for breakfast this morning. she says "look like beans daddy"

[msbigdawg1234]

we do the crockpots too...heck of alot easier and just as good

[Goose]

This thread reminds me of Richard Pryor's old receipe for cooking chitlins......put them in a pot and boil the s$#t out of em.

[driveby]

For you guys, I keep hearing how MS is becoming more prolific in the world of peanut farming but have yet to see/taste any local produce - you guys seeing it in the Delta?

I haven't been over and saw any at a produce stand but there was a good bit of the peanut farming around our property last year. I sampled some after they were harvested and they were a smaller variety peanut. The geese seemed to like them.

[chs36]

Pressure cooker.. Cuts time in half

[bpinson1]

C&B Farms in Crystal Springs, Ms (601) 892-3722...$35/sack.

[Hole Hunter]

If you ever find yourself in Birmingham, you have to go by The Peanut Depot, downtown. They supply a good many major league parks with peanuts and have been in the business for 100+
They were recently featured in an episode of Strange Foods with Andrew Simmern (nothing strange about a peanut...)

[QUACKERS]

I bought a bushel this weekend (30 lbs) at Donnas Produce for 38.00 and boiled them on my crawfish cooker. I put all 30lbs in pot and added 1 1/2 box of salt and filled until I could see the water. They boiled roughly 1.5 hours covered , try one after 1.5 hours and if they are tender cut off fire and soak for 1-2 hours

[Faithful Retrievers]

I use quackers method. Just a reason to gather round drink a few beers and waste an afternoon.

[bpinson1]

how can I tell if I am addicted to boiled peanuts? I need suggestions for the top ten ways you know you are addicted to boiled peanuts. We have a "goober fest" every year on labor day and are making t shirts. I am sure the you guys can help.

[4dawgma]

Yer nuts swell

[bpinson1]

Yer nuts swell

Keep em coming, we have a "goober fest" every labor day and are makin t shirts. I need the top ten reasons.

[bpinson1]

Yer nuts swell

Keep em coming, we have a "goober fest" every labor day and are makin t shirts. I need the top ten reasons.

You guys are no help.