Description
Instant Pot Boiled Peanuts are a salty Southern snack made in a fraction of the time as the traditional method without losing any flavor. Trade out your crunchy peanuts for deliciously soft and salty peanuts. Making boiled peanuts has never been easier or faster.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds Raw Peanuts in Shell
- 1/4 cup Salt
- 8 cups Water, divided
Equipment Needed:
- 6-Quart Instant Pot
Instructions
- Remove any bad peanuts, pieces of shell, etc. and rinse the peanuts. Soak in cold water for 30 minutes. Drain.
- Place the peanuts in the instant pot and sprinkle the salt over the top.
- Add 4 cups of water to the instant pot and secure the lid.
- Cook on high for 40 minutes.
- Do a manual release and try one of the peanuts, once safe. You’re tasting the peanut to see how close to your softness and saltiness preference it is.
- Stir the peanuts well. You want the peanuts from the bottom to be on the top and vice versa. Add 4 cups more water to the peanuts in the instant pot.
- If you would like more salt, add more to the instant pot at this point.
- If the peanut you tested is not not too far off from your softness preference, you’ll want to cook on high for another 20 minutes. However, if you like them a lot softer than the tester peanut, cook on high for another 40 minutes. We did them for another 40 minutes and they were perfectly soft.
- Manual release, drain the excess water, and enjoy!
Equipment
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- To store your boiled peanuts, place them in an airtight container and place them in the fridge for up to 1 week. Do not store them in any water, they must be drained. I do not suggest freezing.
- Everyone’s softness level is different when it comes to boiled peanuts. This is why it’s important to test a peanut part way through, to ensure you’re getting the texture that just makes your taste buds sing.
- ¼ cup salt per 2 pounds of peanuts is a great starting point. However, each person is different when it comes to the saltiness they prefer. So, be sure to adjust the salt as preferred (usually people add more, not less, than ¼ cup).
- Do not forget to add that extra water and stir at the halfway point. This ensures all the peanuts are cooked evenly and keeps your pot from throwing any codes.
- It’s important to note that these are the steps to take for raw peanuts NOT green peanuts.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Category: Snacks
- Method: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: American
