Now in every supermarket or nearYou can buy absolutely any nuts in the market: raw, roasted, peeled, and peeled. They are sold by weight and in packaging, salty and sweet, in chocolate icing and with different flavoring flavors. But in order that they bring not only pleasure, but also benefit, it is recommended to carry out heat treatment yourself. In this article we will discuss how to fry peanuts at home. Firstly, it saves money. Secondly, everything that is cooked with your own hands turns out to be tastier and healthier. And thirdly, it is not difficult and takes a minimum of time.
How is peanut useful?
Peanuts are quite often used in culinaryrecipes due to its availability, excellent taste and nutritional value. In addition to the high content of vegetable fats (more than 50%), the plant is rich in vitamins A, B, D, E and PP. Peanuts contain iron and unique amino acids, magnesium and fiber. It includes more unique elements, such as tryptophan. Once in the body, it easily turns into serotonin, which improves mood and helps in the fight against depression.
Peeled pans roasted in a pan
As a rule, walnuts are sold precisely to peeled, althoughsome prefer to buy nuts in “houses,” considering such storage to be more hygienic and safe. But nevertheless cleared meet more often. Before you fry the peanuts, it must be poured into a pre-heated frying pan. Grease the surface is not necessary. Many not very experienced cooks sometimes have a question: “How many peanuts to fry in a frying pan to make it tasty, but not burnt?” The exact answer to it does not exist, because everything depends on the power of the plate, the number of nuts and other parameters. As a rule, 10-15 minutes is enough. In this case, the nuts must be periodically mixed. It is also important to remember that even after turning off the hob, the peanuts continue to roast, until they cool down completely. So after being ready, it should be immediately poured into another container.
How to fry peanuts in the microwave
This miracle of modern technology can be foundin every kitchen. In most cases, the microwave is used exclusively for heating food. But sometimes you can cook something in it, such as nuts. Before frying peanuts in the microwave, it is sorted, washed (it must be wet) and poured into a glass or ceramic container.
Time spent cooking nutsdepends on the power of the device and the quantity of the product. A glass of peanuts will roast for about 4 minutes at 700-800 watts. Approximately in the middle of the cooking time it is necessary to remove it, mix it and then continue cooking.
How and when to pickle nuts
Some do this before frying peanuts,others add salt or sugar to the already roasted nuts. But the main thing is that it should be shallow and not crunch on the teeth. So take better salt "Extra". So, how to roast peanuts with salt? Both products should be well mixed, poured into a frying pan or sent to the microwave. You can use absolutely any of the ways. Salt ready nuts better hot, do not forget to mix thoroughly. Put the amount of salt to taste, but a teaspoon of salt (without a slide!) Is recommended on a full glass of peanuts.
What if the nuts in the shell?
First, they can be cleaned.The peel of the peanut is quite fragile, so you can crush it with your hands, putting a little effort. But this procedure can be left for later. You do not know how to fry peanuts in the shell? Just put it on a baking sheet, because only the oven will cope with this task perfectly. It is heated to 180 aboutC, and then send there nuts for 20-25 minutes.Mix them is not necessary, but you need to make sure that they are not burnt. In the oven, it is quite possible to fry the peeled peanuts, but it will take much less time - about 15 minutes.
What other devices can you use?
In the first place - the slow cooker.It turns out that you can also fry peanuts in it. True, it will be spent a little more time, but the process will not need to follow. A glass of peanuts is poured into a slow cooker, salted and turned on for half an hour in the "Baking" mode.
There is another option for how to frypeanuts - in a fryer. The product is prepared in oil, it turns out to be very high in calories and quite unusual in taste, so it makes sense to use it if all the other options are fed up. For 500 g of nuts, take 1.5 cups of butter (preferably peanut butter) and cook for about 5 minutes at 180 aboutWith, constantly stirring. Before use, you should put them on paper towels to get rid of excess fat.
No matter which method was chosento make a peanut, you need to carefully monitor it, mix it in a timely manner and remove it in time so that it does not burn. Be careful: nuts, of course, a useful product, but very high in calories, and deep-fried - doubly.