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Make a Healthy Nut Even Healthier

Straight out of the can, peanuts are one amazing health food. But you may get more antioxidants if you buy them in the shell and do this: boil 'em.

In a recent study, peanuts boiled in their shells had a significantly higher concentration of disease-fighting phytochemicals -- more than their raw, roasted, or oiled counterparts.

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mmmydearest
0 of 0 people found this helpful.
9/19/2008 10:33:51 AM

I love boiled peanuts, but, until now, didn't know exactly how to cook
them. Thanks. Couldn't you just boil salted nuts in their shells? 
Dr_Bob
1 of 3 people found this helpful.
8/31/2008 8:30:43 AM

I tried boiled peanuts once while going thru GA. They were awful. Do you need to develope a taste for these or did I get bad nuts? 
fuzzybutt
3 of 6 people found this helpful.
8/11/2008 8:50:24 PM

I'm from Ga. & I never tried boiled peanuts until I was 36. I found out that I liked them but they had too much salt & made my legs & ankles swell up. Without the the salted water they just don't taste right though. 
randallw6
2 of 4 people found this helpful.
8/5/2008 7:25:45 AM

I'm concerned about all the chemicals, fungicides etc farmers put on peanuts to grow them. I have seen boiling pots of peanuts along the road and I doubt the water ever gets changed. The water looks like chemical sludge. This can't be good for you! 
whodat_26
3 of 3 people found this helpful.
8/2/2008 12:45:12 PM

I actually had some boiled peanuts in south Louisiana that were boiled with a touch of "crab boil". I never liked boiled peanuts until I tried these.YUM 
job121a
3 of 3 people found this helpful.
8/2/2008 4:53:39 AM

Visualization helps. When I first tried "bald" peanuts in FL, I thought they were slimy nasty until a Southern Belle suggested that I "think beans" instead of crunchy peanuts that I was accustomed to. It worked. I now like "bald" peanuts. 
SuZQ3
2 of 2 people found this helpful.
7/31/2008 11:55:55 PM

Oooh, Asian recipe sounds good. I'm concern about peanuts. I heard the 'government' did a study to determine which foods have higher residue of pesticides and peanuts was one of the worst. This was several years ago and I no longer remember the study. Does anyone else? And is there a way those effects could be lessened by cooking perhaps? Maybe boil and change the water and boil some more? I wonder if that would help. OR, go with organic, yah! 
[Edited by SuZQ3 on 8/1/2008 12:03:26 AM]
Sweetie_B
1 of 1 people found this helpful.
7/31/2008 5:29:45 PM

Yes, you can buy them in the quick mart gas station stores mostly simmering in seasoned water in crock pots. They are sooo good. I especially like when you bite the shell and the juice squirts out into your mouth. Really a delicious treat. 
Dodink58
2 of 2 people found this helpful.
7/30/2008 11:42:08 AM

I'm a yankee transplanted to the south, and I'm the only member of my family who quickly came to love boiled peanuts. Now you say they're good for me? Yippee! 
celticcream
4 of 5 people found this helpful.
7/30/2008 3:51:28 AM

Fantastic recipe with soaked peanuts. Soak 1.5 cups of raw peanuts for 2 hours then make this delightful Indian dish. Put 2 or 3 tbsp veg oil in hot wok add 1/8 tsp fenugreek seeds. these brown instantly. add bag spinach drained pnuts 1 tbsp dark brown sugar 1 hot fresh seeded green chili chopped and a little salt. Stir for few seconds then turn down heat cover and simmer for 20 mins. Take off lid and allow any moisture left to evaporate. Add some grated fresh coconut or toasted dry coconut and stir in. Put in dish and sprinkle with more coconut. Heaven and healthy. One my most popular dishes - thanks to Madhur Jaffrey doyenne of Asian cookery. 
dartanion
14 of 14 people found this helpful.
7/28/2008 8:25:22 AM

Growing up in the south, with boiled peanuts was a part of life. You can buy them from the store already boiled, or from the side of the road,you can even buy them in a can, 
bigwoogie
11 of 15 people found this helpful.
7/27/2008 8:34:59 PM

I grew up eating boiled peanuts. If you like things spicy, just add some liquid crab boil. 
GEORGE60
55 of 68 people found this helpful.
7/26/2008 11:58:35 AM

DO IT JUST ONE MORE TIME 
kindly
44 of 46 people found this helpful.
7/26/2008 10:02:24 AM

I've heard many times that peanut crops are grown to clean soil of pesticides etc, and then they sell the peanuts! So buying organic is the only way. I wonder if the real issue behind all the recent peanut allergies, is actually an allergy to the chemicals in the soil that the peanuts have been used to clean...are people actually reacting to the chemicals in these peanuts?... just a thought. But still, I think knowing that you are buying peanuts from a healthy soil is key!! 
phishman
57 of 61 people found this helpful.
7/26/2008 8:05:53 AM

On boiling peanuts,heres a tip. Make the water taste how you want the peanuts too, then boil. 
[Edited by phishman on 7/26/2008 8:07:23 AM]