Salted Boiled Peanuts

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 4 lbs raw peanuts, still inside the shell
• 10 ounces salt
• water

Recipe

• 1 rinse all dirt off of peanuts inside of sink and drain.
• 2 place peanuts inside a large pot that leaves about 4 to 6 inches of room at the top of the pot.
• 3 cover peanuts with water leaving until the peanuts float to within 2 inches from the top of the pot.
• 4 add salt. a good hint is that all the salt you add will not be directly absorbed by the peanuts. so you can be generous.
• 5 bring to a rigorous boil and continue until soft. the time to boil depends on the peanuts and i think it is best done outside.
• 6 allow peanuts to absorb brine untill desired salty taste. about 1 hour +or -.