Spicy Fried Chili Peanuts Food

HOT AND SPICY PEANUTS

Steps:

• In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Stir in the peanuts, chili powder, and red pepper.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until peanuts are warm. Drain well on paper towels.
• Sprinkle garlic salt over peanuts and toss to combine. Cool completely.
• May be stored in a tightly covered container at room temperature.

JET TILA'S SPICY STIR-FRIED CHICKEN, PEANUTS, DRIED CHILIES AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Slice the chicken across the grain into ¼-inch thick tiles on an angle to make thin, ¼-inch planks
• Place the chicken in a shallow bowl and add baking soda, salt, cornstarch, water and vegetable oil
• Massage all the ingredients into the meat to combine
• Set it aside until ready to use or you can cover and refrigerate for a few days
• Combine all sauce ingredients and set aside
• Heat the oil to medium high in a medium sauté pan and sauté the garlic until light brown
• When you see the first wisps of white smoke, stir in the chicken and cook undisturbed for about 30 seconds
• Stir and scrape the pan and cook for another 30 seconds
• Stir in bell peppers, onion, red chilies and peanuts, and cook them for about 2 minutes until the onions start to turn translucent
• Add the sauce, stir constantly, and cook for an additional minute until the ingredients are piping hot and combined

SPICY PEANUTS

Steps:

• Soak the peanuts with water overnight until you can easily remove the skins.
• Then drain the peanuts slightly and rub the peanuts with both hands forcefully. The skins will be separated. Then peal the remaining skins.
• Transfer the peanuts into an air-tight bag and freeze for 3-4 hours or overnight.
• Place peanuts into a pan and add enough oil to cover. Heat over medium fire until the peanuts start to sizzle and floating on the surface. Transfer out and drain off the oil.
• Re-add around 1/2 tablespoon of oil and fry Sichuan peppercorn and chili pepper shreds until aromatic. Place the peanuts in. Mix with salt, sugar, five spice powder, Sichuan pepper, salt and white pepper.
• Transfer them to an air-tight container, covered and store for 2-3 days until the mala flavor is well absorbed.

SPICY PEANUTS

Steps:

• In a large heavy skillet, heat oil and pepper flakes over medium heat for 1 minute. Add peanuts and garlic. Cook and stir for 3-5 minutes or until lightly browned. Drain on paper towels. , Transfer to a large bowl. Sprinkle with chili powder and salt; toss to coat. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

SPICY GREEN BEANS WITH PEANUTS

Steps:

• Saute 1 pound trimmed, halved green beans in peanut oil over high heat until browned, 5 to 6 minutes; remove. Add 1 tablespoon peanut oil, 2 minced garlic cloves, 2 teaspoons grated ginger, 6 dried chiles de arbol and 1/4 cup chopped peanuts; cook 30 seconds. Add the green beans, 3 chopped scallions and 1 teaspoon each sugar and Asian chili-garlic sauce; toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper.

SPICY STIR-FRIED CHINESE LONG BEANS WITH PEANUTS

Steps:

• Cook untrimmed beans in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until just tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer with tongs to a large bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking, then drain in a colander and pat dry with paper towels. Trim beans and cut crosswise into 3/4-inch pieces.
• Meanwhile, pulse peanuts in a food processor until about half of peanuts are finely ground and remainder are in very large pieces (do not grind to a paste).
• Stir together soy sauce, chiles, and salt in a small bowl.
• Heat wok over high heat until a bead of water dropped onto cooking surface evaporates immediately. Add oil, swirling to coat wok, then add garlic and stir-fry until garlic begins to turn pale golden, about 5 seconds. Add peanuts, and stir-fry until all of mixture is golden, about 30 seconds. Add beans, and stir-fry until hot and well coated, about 2 minutes. Remove wok from heat, then stir in soy sauce mixture and shallot, stirring until shallot has wilted. Drizzle in lime juice and season with salt, then transfer to a bowl. Serve warm or at room temperature.
• *Available at Asian markets.
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SPICY FRIED PEANUTS

Steps:

• Heat chili oil, canola oil and sesame oil together in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add in Serrano and peanuts. Cook until peanuts start to brown slightly, about 3 minutes.
• Add in remaining ingredients. Mix well and continue cooking for a couple more minutes. Serve as a snack or on top of your favorite stir fry dish.

SZECHUAN SPICY PEANUTS (黄飞鸿花生, HUANG FEI HONG SPICY PEANUTS)

Steps:

• Cover peanuts with warm water. Let soak for 30 minutes to 4 hours. Peel and discard the skin. Drain and pat dry peanuts with paper towel.
• Combine all the ingredients for the spice mix in a small bowl.
• Add peanuts into a wok and oil to cover. Turn on medium heat. Cook until the peanuts start to sizzle. Turn to medium low heat. Cook and stir occasionally until the surface turns pale yellow. Transfer peanuts using a colander onto a plate layered with paper towels. Remove extra oil from the wok and reserve just 1 teaspoon.
• (Optional) Add chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns into the same wok. Cook and stir until fragrant.
• Return peanuts to wok. Add the spice mix. Stir to mix well so the peanuts are evenly covered with spices. Transfer peanuts onto a big plate to cool. Don't worry if the peanuts are not crispy enough when they're still warm. They'll crisp up and become crunchy once completely cooled.
• Serve immediately as a snack or store in an air-tight container.

SPICY FRIED CHILI PEANUTS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over very low heat. Add garlic and cook until crisp and brown, stirring occasionally (15-20 minutes). DO NOT BURN. Discard garlic.
• Add peanuts to skillet, increase heat to medium high and shake pan until oil is absorbed by peanuts and peanut aroma is strong (5 minutes); remove from heat.
• Stir in chili powder and cayenne pepper and season with salt.

FRIED SHRIMP WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan combine the peanut butter, the soy sauce, the lemon juice, the brown sugar, the garlic, 1/3 cup of the water, and the cayenne, bring the mixture just to a boil, whisking until it is smooth, and whisk in the scallion greens. Keep the sauce warm. In a small bowl whisk together the egg and the remaining 2 tablespoons water and add the shrimp. In a large plastic bag have ready the flour. Add the shrimp, drained well, to the flour, and in a sieve shake them to knock off the excess flour. In a deep skillet heat 1 inch of the oil until a deep-fat thermometer registers 275°F., in it fry the shrimp in 2 batches, stirring them once, for 1 minute, or until they are just cooked through, and transfer them with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Serve the shrimp with the sauce.

VEGAN SPICY PEANUT NOODLES

Steps:

• Using a small sauce pan in medium low heat, sauté garlic and ginger with a pinch of oil until fragrant.
• Add peanut butter, liquids and seasonings to the sauce pan. Whisk until ingredients are well combined.
• Allow sauce to simmer until peanut butter as set and slightly thicken.
• Turn off heat and set aside.
• Boil noodles according to packaging instructions.
• Drain and toss into a mixing bowl. Pour peanut sauce onto noodles. Toss green onions and drizzle with chili oil.
• Mix noodles until well combined. Toss / garnish with desired add-ons.