Boil Peanuts in a Pressure Cooker
Boiled peanuts are a Southern tradition, but cooking the peanuts can take hours. Raw nuts are cooked in their shells with a generous amount of salt. They're usually available from May through November and are sold at roadside stands across the region. The boiled peanut is South Carolina's official snack food. Using a pressure cooker cuts the time down to under half an hour. Use this simple method to boil peanuts in a pressure cooker.
Instructions
1. Rinse any dirt from 2 pounds of raw peanuts in the shell and put them in a pressure cooker.
2. Add 1 cup kosher salt and enough water to fill the cooker two-thirds full. Lock the lid onto the pressure cooker.
3. Bring to pressure over high heat, then reduce the heat to medium high. If your pressure cooker has a gauge, keep it at 10 pounds of pressure. Otherwise keep it at a moderate, steady release of steam.
4. Cook for 25 minutes and remove from heat. Wait 15 minutes and release the remaining pressure and remove the cooker lid.
5. Let the peanuts cool in the salted water. If you prefer less salty peanuts, remove them from the water and cool.
6. Store cooked peanuts in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, or freeze them. Boiled peanuts can be eaten shelled or whole.
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