Boiling "Raw" Peanuts Cajun Flavor

I love boiled Cajun peanuts and decided to cook up some myself. There is a few steps to get to tender, spicy, boiled peanuts and the longest part was the cooking. 12 hours of boiling is best done outside due to the crab boil in the mix.



The "Raw" peanuts are the dried peanuts sold in bags like this. Green peanuts do not need the overnight soaking and are only available during harvest times.



First step is to wash the peanuts well, they still have dirt on them.



After place the peanuts in a pot that is tall enough to hold all the peanuts and enough water to cover.



Once the pot is loaded up put plates on top of the peanuts to hold them all under water.



It takes a lot of salt, I put 10 ounces of pickling salt to this batch.




The total amount of Tony's added was a cup, it takes a lot of seasonings to Cajun boil the peanuts.





I added 8 ounces of liquid Crab Boil total.



These peanuts were boiled for 12 hours then soaked in the hot water overnight. Stored in the saltwater in the refrigerator you can pull out the amount you want to eat and have them hot or cold, the microwave warms them up nicely.