Peanuts and cashews

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woojo

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Dec 7, 2014
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West Des Moines, IA
When I first got my SmokinTex 1400 I threw a bag of salted cashews in it for an hour  at 200 degrees with maple, and MAN was I impressed. As a test I then soaked some peanuts for 10 minutes in water then smoked those for an hour... SMOKE overload! ...I wasn't quite sure what to do with them, but the cashews were a hit.

Sunday I went with some cashews:


^ Raw, salted cashews from Fleet Farm, straight from the bag, smoked at 200 degrees with cherry wood for about an hour

I let them cool and decided to make an adaptation of Parisian cashews found here  - nothing really that I changed except went heavy on the chili powder:


I used some of the other cashews for maple ginger cashews (all gone - gifts!).

I also resurrected those super smoky peanuts into spicy smoked garlic peanuts:


^these were a little on the salty side but the extreme flavor compliments the extreme smoke!
 
For those spicy garlic nuts I used peanuts, but cashews would work great too. I made this recipe up just to try it and it worked out well. I reduced the salt from what I put in so this might be perfect...

1 pound of nuts (peanut or cashew) raw, (I used party peanuts)

1 Tbsp. Crushed red pepper flakes

2 tsp. table salt

1 Tbsp. garlic powder / granulated garlic

1 Tbsp. cumin powder

1 Tbsp. butter

Step 1: Soak the nuts in cold water for 10 minutes

Step 2: Place the nuts on a perforated pizza pan or a wok grill topper as evenly as possible. Give the aparatus a few shakes to settle the nuts.

Step 3: Load up your firebox with whatever wood you like (I used maple). Place the nuts into your smoker and set for 200 degrees.

Step 4: Smoke the nuts for an hour, lightly stirring after 30 minutes.

Step 5: Remove nuts and let them cool on a foiled baking sheet for 1 hour.

Step 6: Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. While melting, combine the spices in a small bowl and mix with a fork.

Step 7: Add the smoked nuts to the melted butter and cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally and ensuring each nut is coated.

Step 8: Slowly add the spice mixture to the nuts, stirring as you add the spices to get uniform coverage

Step 9: Once the spices are mixed in, cook for an additional 3 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent burning

Step 10: Place spiced nuts back on the foiled baking sheet you used in step 5 and spread evenly.

Step 11: Let cool for 1 hour

Step 12: Enjoy!
 
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For those spicy garlic nuts I used peanuts, but cashews would work great too. I made this recipe up just to try it and it worked out well. I reduced the salt from what I put in so this might be perfect...

1 pound of nuts (peanut or cashew) raw, (I used party peanuts)

1 Tbsp. Crushed red pepper flakes

2 tsp. table salt

1 Tbsp. garlic powder / granulated garlic

1 Tbsp. cumin powder

1 Tbsp. butter

Step 1: Soak the nuts in cold water for 10 minutes

Step 2: Place the nuts on a perforated pizza pan or a wok grill topper as evenly as possible. Give the aparatus a few shakes to settle the nuts.

Step 3: Load up your firebox with whatever wood you like (I used maple). Place the nuts into your smoker and set for 200 degrees.

Step 4: Smoke the nuts for an hour, lightly stirring after 30 minutes.

Step 5: Remove nuts and let them cool on a foiled baking sheet for 1 hour.

Step 6: Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. While melting, combine the spices in a small bowl and mix with a fork.

Step 7: Add the smoked nuts to the melted butter and cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally and ensuring each nut is coated.

Step 8: Slowly add the spice mixture to the nuts, stirring as you add the spices to get uniform coverage

Step 9: Once the spices are mixed in, cook for an additional 3 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent burning

Step 10: Place spiced nuts back on the foiled baking sheet you used in step 5 and spread evenly.

Step 11: Let cool for 1 hour

Step 12: Enjoy!
you might try soaking the nuts in Worcestershire sauce instead of water for a nice flavor enhancer.
 
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