Chinese Boiled Peanuts

• ½ pound shelled raw peanuts
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• ½ cup

Put the peanuts in a small stainless steel or other nonreactive pot, add the soy sauce, sugar, star anise, chile peppers, cinnamon, and 2 cups water, and bring to a boil, then adjust to a gentle simmer. Cook, covered, for 2 hours.

Turn off the heat and let the peanuts cool in their liquid. Drai