Becky Polk’s Boiled Peanuts

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Servings: 12 servings
Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 2 hours
Difficulty: Easy

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2-3 lb fresh green peanuts
1 1/2 cup regular table salt

Directions

Put the fresh green peanuts with their shells on and cover them good with water. Add salt and bring it to a boil for about an hour. To check whether they are done, pull one or two peanuts out of the pot and crack them open. When they are soft, they are done. If they are still slightly crunchy, they are not done yet. If they are not salty enough, leave them in salted water and turn off the heat.

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54321

Can you can boiled green peanuts? If so, how? I know you can buy them in the store but I want to can my own. Or can they be frozen?

By Pat on October 18, 2011

54321

Put only one half cup of salt to 3 lbs of green peanuts and was perfect.

By Kay Hite on September 05, 2011

54321

Was too much salt for 3 lbs. of green peanuts, one and a half cups of salt is too much. I'm cutting it to one cup next time. Love boiled peanuts. Wanted to give my Pastor and his wife some, but I didn't want them to have a stroke.

By Kay Hite on August 31, 2011

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There is too much salt in this recipe!

By Suzanne Knight on August 20, 2011

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Your boiled peanut recipe calls for way too much salt. Now I'm out of salt and peanuts. I don't know how much your peanuts cost but they are expensive where I live. Warning try only a half cup of salt to 2 to 3 pounds of peanuts. The recipe is wrong.

By Deborah Stephens on August 20, 2011

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I had my sweet hubby bring home peanuts from a trip to GA. just so I could show folks here in North Dakota that peanut butter was not the only way to eat peanuts! Love em with some cajun seasoning in the water too! I think the crock pot is the eaisest way to cook em. Put em on the night before and let cook all night. Peanuts for breakfast!

By Anonymous on January 09, 2011

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Hi Paula;My friend,robbie used to lived in florida and talk about these boiled peanuts back in the early 60's now he lives in massachusetts after all these years.Well this Thanksgiving we been looking for these type of (raw peanuts in a shell)in MA,NH.VT.But a specialty food store manager said to get these type of peanuts,try the state of Georgia(the peanuts capital)or maybe florida.So,Where can we get some of these raw peanuts? All so,Price per-lbs.Thank You Sincerly yours Edward Provencal.

By Edward Provencal on December 19, 2010

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I lived in Florida for 5 years and use to eat these there, loved them, then came back to Ohio and people look at me like I am crazy when I ask about them lol!

By Christina Bayless on December 16, 2010

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