Recipe: Hot Pepper Sesame Peanuts

HOT PEPPER SESAME PEANUTS

2 cups lightly toasted shelled peanuts
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
3/4 to 1 teaspoon chili powder, to taste
1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons kosher salt, to taste

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

Place peanuts, oil, garlic powder, ginger, pepper flakes and chili powder in a medium-size bowl and toss until nuts are well coated. Transfer nuts to prepared sheet and arrange in single layer.

Place in oven and bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven, immediately loosen nuts with metal spatula, sprinkle evenly with salt, and set aside to cool for 1 hour before serving.

These pair well with sake. Or toss into sesame noodles and shredded salads with chicken, shrimp or crabmeat.

Makes 2 cups
Source: Party Nuts!: 50 Recipes for Spicy, Sweet, Savory, and Simply Sensational Nuts that Will Be the Hit of Any Gathering by Sally Sampson