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Chile-Lime Peanuts Recipe
Photo: Mike Kenneally

Chile-Lime Peanuts Recipe

7 ingredients 10 to 15 servings as a snack (2 pounds) openrecipes

A traditional Oaxacan bar snack, these lime- and chile-flavored peanuts are typically deep-fried in pork fat. Here, we've lightened them up by roasting them in...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

344
Calories
8g
Protein
28g
Fat
22g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Peanut 1 oz (28g) 161
Peanut Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds raw shelled Spanish peanuts
  • 20 whole unpeeled garlic cloves (about 2 whole heads)
  • 6 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 4 arbol chiles, crushed
  • 3 tablespoons finely grated "lime":/ingredients/44 zest, packed (from about 4 medium limes)
  • 4 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 4 teaspoons granulated sugar

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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