Chile Garlic Peanuts Recipe
Ingredients
| 2 whole heads garlic | ||
| 1/4 cup peanut or vegetable oil | ||
| 2 pounds shelled raw Spanish peanuts, with skins | ||
| 2 to 4 fiery-hot dried chiles, slightly crushed | ||
| Kosher salt | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Grated zest and juice of 1 lime | ||
Directions
Separate the heads of garlic into cloves.
Trim off the root ends, but don't peel the cloves.
Put the oil in a pan large enough to hold everything, and heat it until it is almost rippling.
Add the peanuts, garlic, and chiles; cook, stirring and shaking continuously, for 10 to 12 minutes, until the peanuts have darkened.
Add the salt and lime zest and juice to the pan and give it another good stir and shake.
Pour out into a serving bowl and watch them go.
Trim off the root ends, but don't peel the cloves.
Put the oil in a pan large enough to hold everything, and heat it until it is almost rippling.
Add the peanuts, garlic, and chiles; cook, stirring and shaking continuously, for 10 to 12 minutes, until the peanuts have darkened.
Add the salt and lime zest and juice to the pan and give it another good stir and shake.
Pour out into a serving bowl and watch them go.
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