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by mike57 on February 06, 2005 08:27 PM
cajun boiled peanuts
five pound bag of peanuts.
salt and a bag of crab boil works great on boiled peanuts get a big pot i bag of crab boil 1/2 cup of salt boil for abought 2 hours in the shell add water as needed..this is for cajun peanuts.there realy good with just a light spicey flavor to them.try em i think you will like them.o crack the shells first just a small crack to let the water and spices in.your friend in gardening.mike57.

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by Winter Rosebudd on February 07, 2005 10:47 PM
I've always wanted to try these...thanks! Paula Dean made them on her show once and they looked amazing!

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by mike57 on February 08, 2005 03:16 AM
they realy are good just be sure you got a nice cold drink handy.your friend in gardening.mike57

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by weezie13 on February 08, 2005 03:28 AM
Mike,
Just outta curiousity, how would this
recipe or method of cooking originate????
Why would they boil them???

I have never heard of a boiled peanut!

Weezie

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by mike57 on February 08, 2005 10:15 PM
boiling them is just another way to cook them.it also makes them a little softer.guess some of the old folks couldnt aford dentchers back in the old days.so it makes it easy to chew them i guess.here in the south we eat a lot of them not all cajun style.just plain old boiled peanuts.just add the salt and boil.your friend in gardeing. [wayey] mike57

heres a site for cajun boiled peanuts there a lot hotter than mine are.
http://appetizer.allrecipes.com/az/cjnbildpnts.asp

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by weezie13 on February 08, 2005 11:42 PM
That does sound spicey!!!
I love peanuts and jalapeno's....

Just not crab.. and never had a boiled peanut...

The Crab boil keeps making me think it tastes fishy...

If I ever see the stuff around here, I may try it,
just out of total curiousity......

Thanks Mike for going the extra mile explaining that to me [thumb]

Weezie

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by mike57 on February 09, 2005 02:24 AM
[grin] you are very welcome.and it dosnt tast fishy lol. its just a lot of diffrent spices in the crab boil.your friend in gardening.mike57

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by Jiffymouse on February 09, 2005 03:17 AM
in the south, boiled peanuts are a major staple diet item. like mike said, old folks without teeth can eat them and get a good amount of protein. and since peanuts aren't nuts at all, but legumes (beans/peas) the grow well in the hot, humid summers down here.

as for the "crab boil" tasting fishy, it is usually a mix of paprika, mustard seeds, bay leaves, and other assorted spices... nothing fishy about it and is used to accomplish two things. one, act as a preservative for the crabs/shrimp and two, eliminate the fishy taste of the seafood being used.

i prefer zatarain's, but lots of folks on the east coast (vs. the gulf coast) like the old bay brand. i just think that zatarains has more real spices and less paprika in theirs.

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