Pawpaw’s Boiled P-Nuts
Pawpaw’s Boiled P-Nuts
Pawpaw’s Boiled P-Nuts
Kimberly Hunnings: Murphy, NC
My daddy, aka Pawpaw, made his boiled p-nuts for his family and the town of Murphy. He would sell them in town and at the Tri-County Racetrack. Everyone loved Pawpaw Bucky's Boiled P-nuts.
Ingredients:
- Large cooking pot or crockpot
- 2 pounds raw, in-the-shell peanuts, rinse
- 1/2 cup table sal
- 2 tbsp Cajun seasoning (optional)
Instructions:
- Add raw, in-the-shell peanuts to your pot
- Add salt and optional seasonings
- Cover with water
- Boil on high for 4-6 hours, adding water as it cooks down
