Slow Cooker Boiled Peanuts
Slow-cooked raw peanuts in shell with salt for 7.5 hours until tender, yielding a soft and salty snack.
Ingredients
- 2 lb raw peanuts in shell
- 1/4 cup salt
- water
Instructions
Soak peanuts:
Inspect peanuts, removing any foreign material. Rinse and let them sit in cold water for 30 minutes, then drain.Combine in slow cooker:
Put peanuts and salt into a slow cooker. Pour in water until peanuts are submerged, leaving about 1 inch of space at the top.Cook until tender:
Set cooker to high and cook for 7 1/2 hours, until peanuts reach desired tenderness. Midway, check a peanut; if needed, add extra salt and stir. If water level drops below peanuts, replenish.Drain and serve:
When tender, drain peanuts and serve.