My favorite local Asian-American market on North Main Street in Woonsocket, opposite Jaime Sullivan's butcher shop, sells bags of raw peanuts in the shell. The other night I was reading my Chinese cookbook and Ken Hom suggests roasting the peanuts for ten minutes in a 350 degree oven. So I roasted them in the shell. I had just enough to cover the bottom of my dutch oven. Of course I lost track of time even with my kitchen timer! But they came out great.
The vietnamese version is to steam them in the shell in salted water, cool them and peel and eat them as a kind of bean.
ReplyDeleteTotally different flavor and really yummy.