Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 2 pounds green raw peanuts (in the shell)
  • 4 ounces concentrated shrimp and crab boil
  • ½ cup Cajun or Creole Seasoning Blend
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 4 habanero peppers (sliced in half (optional – use can omit or use other peppers to your own heat level preference))
  • Hot sauce of choice (a few tablespoons will do, but add as much as you’d like! – Tabasco or Crystal are PERFECT for this recipe)
  • Water to cover

Instruction

  • Add the peanuts to a large pot. Pour in enough water to cover the peanuts. It's usually a couple gallons of water.
  • Stir in the shrimp and crab boil and Cajun seasonings (or Creole seasonings) with salt.
  • Add the habanero peppers, if using them. They add a very good level of heat to the whole batch.
  • Dash in your hot sauce and give it a good stir.
  • Bring the pot to a boil, then reduce heat. Partially cover the pot with a lid and simmer for 5 hours. Check it periodically to push the peanuts under the seasoned water.
  • Cool. You can eat the peanuts now if you’d like, but to develop more flavor, cover and set the pot into the refrigerator.
  • Refrigerate overnight to let the flavors develop. The peanuts will become much more infused with the seasonings as they steep in the liquid.
  • Reheat on the stove top and enjoy.