| Serves: |
Makes about 2 cups
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Cooking Time:
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12 to 15 minutes
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This healthy peanut snack is perfect for road trips or movie night at home.
Ingredients:
| 2 cups |
freshly roasted peanuts, or any high-quality, store-bought roasted peanuts |
|
| ½ cup |
sugar |
|
| 1 ½ tbsp |
peanut oil |
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| 1 ½ tbsp |
kosher salt or to taste |
|
| 1 tbsp |
five-spice powder |
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| 1 tbsp |
red chili powder or to taste |
|
| ½ cup |
chopped green onions |
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Directions:
Place the peanuts and sugar in a non-stick pan over moderate heat. Stir
until the sugar starts to melt, about 5 to 7 minutes. Drizzle the oil on
the peanuts then add the salt, five-spice powder and chili powder. Stir
another 3 to 5 minutes. (The sugar on the peanuts will start to harden
and become crunchy.) Remove the peanuts from the heat and immediately
add the green onions. Toss several times and transfer to a cookie sheet
to cool.
Nutritional Information:
| PER 1/4 CUP SERVING: |
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| Calories: |
286
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| Proteins: |
10 g
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| Total Fat: |
20g fat (2g sat., 11g mono.)
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| Carbohydrates: |
21 g
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| Fiber: |
4 g |
| Sodium: |
1072 mg |
Recipe courtesy of Mai Pham, chef and owner of Lemon Grass, an acclaimed restaurant in Sacramento, California, specializing in Vietnamese and Thai cuisine.
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