Saltied Pea-nuts
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no cooking times; the times in the steps were added in transcription, so check for doneness rather than trusting the clock.
Prepare
Blanch the pea-nuts in boiling water for 2-3 minutes.
Drain and cool the pea-nuts until dry.
Season and serve
Sprinkle with coarse sea salt to taste.
Serve as a snack or appetizer.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Pea-nuts
- Provide the main body and flavour of the snack once roasted or seasoned.
The step that matters
Drain and cool the pea-nuts until dry. Surface moisture left after blanching stops coarse salt from sticking evenly and can make the nuts soggy rather than crisp.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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