Boiled peanuts are a southern
tradition that northerners don't seem to
appreciate. Regular boiled peanuts are great but
add some crab boil and they are better. In the
past I've always boiled peanuts on the stove. It
takes 4 to 5 hours, you have to watch the pot, add
water, adjust the temp, etc. Recently we bought
an Instant Pot pressure cooker and all of a
sudden boiling peanuts is so much easier and
faster. Raw green peanuts are better as dried
peanuts in a bag can be mealy when you boil
them.
Put the peanuts in
the Instant Pot.
Dissolve the salt in the water and stir in the
crab boil. Set the Instant Pot to cook at high pressure
for 4½ hours. Let the Instant Pot do its job, then let it
cool down without letting the pressure out
manually. When the pressure releases, open
the Instant Pot and
stir the peanuts, trying to move the peanuts that
are on the top to submerged and on the
bottom. Let the peanuts cool to room
temperature. The peanuts, especially the
ones that were on top, will absorb some of the
water. Pour the peanuts into a colander so
that they can drain. Serve.
