Boiled Peanuts

[Sven Svensson]

So, this really happened. At our local BBQ place I noticed they had boiled peanuts as an appetizer. I had never heard of boiled peanuts but I was really curious. I asked the young waitress how they tasted. It was an honest question. She looked at me with a very puzzled and condescending look on her face and said, “They taste like hot wet peanuts.” And then she walked away. Hahahahaha!

I guess I should have known that.

 

[JLeonard]

And she wasnt wrong. Its an acquired taste. Fortunately I have not acquired that taste.
Jim

 

[one eyed jack]

Daughter loves them. I never required a taste for them.

 

[Nefarious]

So, this really happened. At our local BBQ place I noticed they had boiled peanuts as an appetizer. I had never heard of boiled peanuts but I was really curious. I asked the young waitress how they tasted. It was an honest question. She looked at me with a very puzzled and condescending look on her face and said, “They taste like hot wet peanuts.” And then she walked away. Hahahahaha!

I guess I should have known that.

Did you taste them? Terrible would be my first thought. Not sure I would have.

 

[912smoker]

Now that's an event down here !
Boil a bushell and add 1/2 box or so of salt or to your tastes.
Love em !

Keith

 

[TNJAKE]

Southern delicacy

Cajun Boiled Peanuts

Afternoon fellas and non fellas. Wanted to share a true southern snack with yall. Down here and all across the south you can get hot boiled peanuts at just about any gas station and even at roadside stands. It's a real treat. Heres my take..... Start out with 2lbs of raw peanuts. Place in large...

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[Sven Svensson]

Did you taste them? Terrible would be my first thought. Not sure I would have.

I did order them and she was 100% correct. They’ve since taken them off the menu.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

I love em.

 

[PolishDeli]

For good boiled peanuts you need go down to FL or GA. Rednecks sell them on the side of the road. It's good stuff. Especially when they're spicy.

If you want to make them at home you need raw peanuts. I highly recommend using an insta pot.

 

[mr_whipple]

I love them. Haven't made any in a while, but raw peanuts aren't hard to come by in these parts. I stop in Wakefield every time I'm on 460 to get their local peanuts. I dated a Florida girl years back and she loved making them so I would can them. I had a big aluminum pot we would boil them in. Good times.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

I got hooked on them when we vacationed in Savannah. When we moved to Savannah i ate them couple times weekly. Buy them green at the flea mkt in 20 lb bags. Vac seal and freeze em and when you want boil pnuts you got em ready. Yup i like the cajun. They are in some of the stations here in KY.

 

[Plinsc]

All over the place here in South Carolina, they make a great lunch when it’s furunder cheese hot out and a big meal will make want to toss cookies.

 

[Sven Svensson]

I’m pretty sure the ones I got were the roasted and salted ones in the shell you get in the store they just threw into hot wet water. Next time I’m in the South I’ll find some real ones.

 

[912smoker]

One on down and we'll hook up a brother

Keith

 

[gmc2003]

If your in Georgia during certain times of the year. I think everyone and their brother are out selling them on every street. That and peaches.

Chris

 

[Hijack73]

South Carolina transplant here. They taste like partially cooked white beans and I have no desire to acquire the taste. If you put enough heat (spice) on them to drown out the flavor, you still have that unappealing texture.



Blech.

 

[Sven Svensson]

In Minnesota, Lutefisk is also an acquired taste I never learned. I doubt even hickory and a Meat Church rub could make me eat it.

 

[gmc2003]

In Minnesota, Lutefisk is also an acquired taste I never learned. I doubt even hickory and a Meat Church rub could make me eat it.

In our household we substituted pickled herring for lutefisk at Christmas. Nobody like lutefisk.

Chris

 

[pineywoods]

They are just planting or have just planted peanuts in N. FL, SW GA, and SE AL I had to make a couple hour drive today for some parts and there were lots of fields the peanuts were up 4-6" and lots more fields being disced or being planted. Saw a fair amount of corn in different stages as well. Tomatoes in N. FL and SW GA are going nuts probably about halfway through the season they'll burn up by July.
Dothan, AL has a huge peanut festival every year check it out.

 

[xray]

I love em also. I use raw peanuts in the instant pot, they come out pretty good. Then I portion and freeze for when I want them.