Roasted peanuts
Peanuts roasted dry or in oil, salted or plain. A crunchy garnish and snack, and the base of peanut sauce when ground down. Roasting deepens their flavor far beyond raw peanuts.
Used for
- garnish
- peanut sauce
- snacking
- trail mix
In the kitchen
- Chop or crush for garnish.
- Grind into paste for sauces.
- Toast raw peanuts yourself in a dry pan if only raw are on hand.
Picking it at the store
- Unsalted is easier to control seasoning with if using them to cook rather than snack on straight.
- Store in the fridge or freezer if buying in bulk. Their oil content turns rancid at room temperature faster than most nuts.
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