Buttery Cayenne Pecans Food

BUTTERY CAYENNE PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Whisk butter, Worcestershire sauce, salt, garlic powder, mustard powder, hot sauce, and cayenne in a medium bowl. Add pecans and toss to coat. Spread out in a single layer in a large cast-iron skillet or on a rimmed baking sheet and roast, tossing occasionally, until pecans are well toasted and spices are fragrant, 25-30 minutes. These are pretty great served warm, or let cool.
• Do Ahead
• Pecans can be made 2 days ahead. Store tightly wrapped at room temperature.

ROASTED PECANS

Steps:

• Melt unsalted butter, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon cayenne. Pour this mixture over 2 cups pecans, tossing to coat them. Bake the nuts on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until nuts are beginning to brown. Remove immediately to drain on paper towels.

MAPLE PEPPER PECANS

Steps:

• Melt the butter with the syrup, salt and cayenne pepper in a pan over a gentle heat. Add the pecans and stir to mix, leave them on the heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Spread the pecans on a silicon pad, parchment paper, or piece of foil to cool. Arrange the sticky pecans in bowls to serve.

TROUT WITH PECANS AND LIME-CAYENNE BUTTER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200. Sprinkle fish with salt; dip in flour, shaking off excess.
• Melt 2 tbsp of the butter in large skillet over med-high heat. Cook fish 5-7 min or until it starts to flake, turning once and reducing heat to medium if fish are cooking too fast. Place on a rimmed baking sheet in oven to keep warm.
• Melt remaining 2 tbsp butter in same skillet over med-high heat. Cook pecans and cayenne pepper 2-3 minutes or until pecans begin to brown, stirring occasionally. Stir in bell pepper, lime juice, and honey.; boil until sauce is slightly thickened. Serve over fish.

CAYENNE CANDIED PECANS

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
• To toast the pecans, place evenly on a cookie sheet. Bake for 5-10 minutes at 350 degrees, checking often. They will burn quickly!
• In a 4-quart saucepan, place all ingredients, except pecans, and heat until mixture reaches 250 degrees. Turn off heat and add pecans to saucepan and mix well.
• Spread coated pecans evenly on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Check the pecans midway during cooking, give them a mix using a spatula, spread evenly on cookie sheet and continue cooking.
• Cool and enjoy.

SPICED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Place the pecans in a medium bowl.
• Add the melted butter, cinnamon, cayenne pepper,sugar and salt.
• Stir to coat pecans.
• Transfer pecans to a baking pan.
• Bake until the nuts are toasted, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes.
• Serve warm or at room temperture.