I helped a friend pull and boil peanuts this weekend. We boil the peanuts in a salt brime(?) and put them in zip-lock freezer bags to freeze.

What we would like is a spicy boiled peanut, we have tried cayane pepper and red pepper flakes in the past but the peanuts don't seem to absorb the spice it takes a huge amount of spice just to get a hint of flavoring, we let them soak in the seasoned water but still not much flavor. We have tried hot sauses in the past still not much flavor and it seems to make the peanuts slimey.

I will admit we do like some pretty spicey food but we can barly achive a hint of heat in or boiled peanuts.

I am also interrested in any other boiled peanut recipes or methods.

I am origionly from New England and never heard of Boiled Peanuts til I moved South. Once you start eating them it is hard to stop! Tell me your exspirence with Boiled Peanuts. THANKS!!!

-- Mark (deadgoatman@webtv.net), September 05, 2000

Answers

We cooked some in a brine with that "3 drop" hot sauce . Made some more kinda hot. When they put on the label "for cooking purpose only, use only a few drops" they meant it. I think the sauce is made with habenearo (not sure of the spelling) peppers.

-- Jay Blair (jayblair678@yahoo.com), September 06, 2000.

Love 'em in the oriental fashion,,,,boiled with star anise. Yummy!

-- Sue (sulandherb@aol.com), September 06, 2000.

We use the hot style crab boil to add spicyness to peanuts.Also let them sit in the liquid till they are cool then bag them. We also cook corn on the cob with crab boil, it taste wonderful!! When the corn is in we keep a pot full on the stove, the longer it soaks the warmer it gets. The crab boil we use is Zatarain's crawfish,shrimp &crab boil, weuse at least 3 oz. of it.

-- Sandy Fisher (MANDARINHILLBILLYS@prodigy.net), September 06, 2000.

I am trying to duplicate the taste of good ole fashioned boiled peanuts and can't get the brine just right. How much salt should I use to make a good brine?

-- Jim (texan_47_98012@yahoo.com), March 19, 2002.