Hot and Spicy Peanuts

Name: Hot and Spicy Peanuts
Yield: Yields about 1½ cups
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon (or more) ground cayenne; 1½ cups (355 ml) raw, shelled peanuts; ½ teaspoon (or more) sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1½ tablespoons water; ½ teaspoon paprika; 1 tablespoon peanut oil

Preparation info

Yields about
1½ cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Bill Neal's Southern Cooking

By Bill Neal

Published 1985

About

Fresh peanuts, simply prepared, are probably the most popular and common between-meal eating of the region. My father would prepare the sautéed peanuts below on cold winter nights, from a crop we had tended together the previous summer.

Ingredients

1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon

Americas
United States
Snack
Winter
Summer
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Combine the salt, paprika, cayenne, and sugar and reserve. Heat the peanut oil in the skillet or sauté pan over medium high heat. Add the raw peanuts (in their skins), shaking the skillet frequently to prevent their scorching. When the peanuts are golden brown throughout (after 8 to 10 minutes), sprinkle the combined dry seasonings over all and shake well. Carefully, but immediately, pour in th