Pan Fried Spicy Garlic Peanuts
Salty, crunchy and pan fried, these spicy garlic peanuts are a great snack recipe for happy hour, game night or your next party!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 20 Servings 1x
Ingredients
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- 2 whole heads garlic
- 1/4 cup peanut oil or high heat vegetable oil
- 2 pounds shelled raw Spanish peanuts, with skins
- 8 spicy dried chilies, slightly crushed, seeds removed (chiles de árbol or chiles pequín)
- 1 tablespoon coarse Kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Instructions
- Separate the heads of garlic into cloves. Trim off the root ends, but don’t peel them. Keeping the skins on will prevent to cloves from burning.
- Heat the oil in a large heavy bottomed skillet over medium heat. Add the peanuts, garlic and chiles; cook 10 to 12 minutes stirring constantly until the peanuts are browned. Add the salt, lime juice and lime zest and toss to coat well. Pour into a serving bowl and serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories: 267
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 11g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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