Braised Peanut 焖花生

Though peanut has never been my favourite nut but I do enjoy eating Braised Peanut 焖花生 whenever I dine at a Chinese restaurant.

After a disaster attempt on peanut sweet soup, I wanted to see whether braising peanut will be successful.

Findings: I braised it for 2.5 hours to get the texture that I like.  Braising with chicken broth really enhance the taste of this peanuts.

What you need:

200g shelled raw peanuts

1 star anise

1 medium size cinnamon stick

2 Tbsp of soy sauce

1 Tbsp of oyster sauce

3 tsp of dark soy sauce

3 slices of ginger

80g garlic

5 pieces of rock sugar

3g salt

Pepper to taste

2 cup water 
6 cups chicken broth

Method:

Rinsed and soak the peanut over night.  Discard water and rinse again.

In a big pot, add peanut and 2 cups of water and bring to a brisk boil.  Remove.

Dry and reheat the pot, add a little oil and sautee the ginger and star anise until fragrant.

Pour in 6 Cups of water and the rest of the ingredients.

Bring water to a boil and then lower the heat and let it simmer for 1 – 2 hours or until peanut is soft.

Season with soya sauce if needed.

Serve it as side dish with porridge.


Enjoy.