Roasted and Salted Peanuts in the Shell Recipe

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Roasted and Salted Peanuts in the Shell
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Ingredients
3
Count
Nutrition
429
Calories
Total time
4350
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Heat the water to boiling. I use our electric water boiler which holds 7 cups, so need to do it in two batches. In a large, 5-6 quart, heat safe container, dissolve the salt in the water. Add the peanuts, stirring so that everyone is submerged and coated with the brine. Take a plate or pie pan and set it on top of the floating peanuts to make sure they stay that way. Stir them once every hour over the next 5 hours.
  2. After 5-6 hours, pour off the water using a colander or strainer and rinse slightly. You'll be amazed at how much dirt has come off of them, but they are a natural product grown in the soil. And in my case, the produce market is somewhat open air and the bins are not covered, so the birds like to sort through them for loose nuts. You'll want to get the dirt off, but if you over rinse, you'll also remove too much of the salt.
  3. On two half-sheet pans, it might take more if you have smaller cooking sheets, place a baking cooling rack in side. I use ones that have both the vertical and horizontal wires. Divide the peanuts between the racks and allow them to dry. Depending on the relative humidity of the house, this could take the better part of 2-3 days. Stir occasionally. You might be able to speed this up with a food dehydrator or placing them in front of a fan.
  4. When the nuts are dry, remove the baking racks from the pans. Put the racks in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Roast for 25-30 minutes, stirring at the 15 minute mark. Check them at 25 and again at 30, depending on how roasted you like them. I have a smallish oven, so do them on two racks, and also switch racks at the 15 minute mark. The nuts roast best when they are in a single layer.
  5. If you want to roast them without salt, you must still wash the nuts, but as they are not soaked in the brine, they will take less time to dry out.
  6. If you wanted to make hot or spicy nuts, some liquid hot sauce into the brine would work, but I've not had that request, so can't tell you how much to use.
  7. This amount of brine could actually handle another pound of peanuts, but 2 pounds is about all we can eat in a reasonable amount of time.
  8. Also, 1/3 cup of peanuts, out of the shell is considered 1 serving. I have no idea how many peanuts in the shell would give you 1/3 cup!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 428.56 Kcal (1794 kJ)
Calories from fat 333.32 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 37.04g 57%
Sodium 2379.53mg 99%
Potassium 532.86mg 11%
Total Carbs 12.09g 4%
Sugars 3.02g 12%
Dietary Fiber 6.8g 27%
Protein 19.65g 39%
Iron 3.8mg 21%
Calcium 101.1mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 90.88 Kcal (380 kJ)
Calories from fat 70.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.85g 57%
Sodium 504.6mg 99%
Potassium 113mg 11%
Total Carbs 2.56g 4%
Sugars 0.64g 12%
Dietary Fiber 1.44g 27%
Protein 4.17g 39%
Iron 0.8mg 21%
Calcium 21.4mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.9
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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