Stir-fried Peanuts with Chillies

Name: Stir-fried Peanuts with Chillies
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 225 g (8 oz) raw peanuts; 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped garlic; 2 small fresh red chillies, seeded and finely chopped; 1½ tablespoons oil, preferably groundnut; 1½ tablespoons oil, preferably groundnut

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ken Hom Travels with a Hot Wok

By Ken Hom

Published 1997

About

Full of flavour and texture, the humble peanut is a valuable source of nutrition in a vegetarian diet. Here we have an unusual way to pay our respects to peanuts, and stir-frying them with chillies gives them a wonderful piquant kick. Serve this dish as a snack with drinks or as a notable addition to any meal.

Ingredients

225 g (8 oz) raw peanuts
1½ tablespoons oil, preferably

Snack
Starter
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Pick over and remove any loose skins from the peanuts.

Heat a wok or large frying-pan over a high heat until it is hot; then add the oil. When the oil is hot and slightly smoking, stir-fry the peanuts for 2 minutes, until they are lightly brown. Then add the chillies and garlic and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Sprinkle in the sugar and salt. Continue to stir-fry for 2 minutes, mixing well. T