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Recipe of the Week
Boiled Peanuts
Traditional Southern hot boiled peanuts. Raw peanuts boiled in salt water for a salty, shell-shucking-worthy snack.
Ingredients
- 1 pound raw "green" peanuts (not the color green, but fresh raw peanuts which are called green peanuts)
- 1/4 cup (35g) kosher salt, preferably Diamond Crystal (or 2 tablespoons table salt)
- 4 cups water
Optional seasoning
- 2 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning, smoked paprika, shrimp boil mix, or even star anise
Directions
- Rinse the peanuts: Thoroughly rinse raw unshelled peanuts in water
- Put water, salt, seasoning, & peanuts in a large stockpot, bring to a boil. Cover and reduce the heat just enough to maintain a low boil. Boil for 2 to 3 hours or longer, until peanuts reach desired level of softness.
- Drain and eat up within a couple of days
Recipe adapted from Simply Recipes
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The Crescent City Farmers Market operates weekly year-round throughout New Orleans. The CCFM hosts nearly 60 local small farmers, fishers, and food producers, and more than 150,000 shoppers annually.