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[Selassie I]

Here's the beginning stage of the super hot garlic boiled peanuts I made yesterday.

 

[CGI_Ram]

Here's the beginning stage of the super hot garlic boiled peanuts I made yesterday.

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So... how do you do this?

 

[Selassie I]

So... how do you do this?

1st requirement.... you must be from The South.

That means south of the Mason Dixon Line.

I'm only kinda joking here... but I doubt you'll be able to find fresh green peanuts in the shell up there North of the Artic.

Publix sells them down here in sealed bags. I think there are 2 pounds in a bag. I get 2 bags.

In a big ass pot that has a lid,,, add the following in this order...

About a quarter cup olive oil
8 crushed cloves of garlic
1 large onion chopped up in larges chunks
At least 8 fresh jalapenos cut in large pieces
At least 8 fresh habaneros chopped in half
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 or 2 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
3 or 4 tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes

And I added some super hot scorpion pepper flakes

Add peanuts
Cover with water, cover with a crack in the lid and bring to a boil

Get the boiling... lower heat so they keep boiling and put lid on completely

I boil for at least 3.5 hours minimum.... you may need to add water during the process to keep everything covered.

The shell should be a little soft when done. Hard to explain if you've never had them.

Try to keep your mess to a minimum when eating.


BTW... eating mine will cure the common cold.

 

[CGI_Ram]

1st requirement.... you must be from The South.

That means south of the Mason Dixon Line.

I'm only kinda joking here... but I doubt you'll be able to find fresh green peanuts in the shell up there North of the Artic.

Publix sells them down here in sealed bags. I think there are 2 pounds in a bag. I get 2 bags.

In a big ass pot that has a lid,,, add the following in this order...

About a quarter cup olive oil
8 crushed cloves of garlic
1 large onion chopped up in larges chunks
At least 8 fresh jalapenos cut in large pieces
At least 8 fresh habaneros chopped in half
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 or 2 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
3 or 4 tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes

And I added some super hot scorpion pepper flakes

Add peanuts
Cover with water, cover with a crack in the lid and bring to a boil

Get the boiling... lower heat so they keep boiling and put lid on completely

I boil for at least 3.5 hours minimum.... you may need to add water during the process to keep everything covered.

The shell should be a little soft when done. Hard to explain if you've never had them.

Try to keep your mess to a minimum when eating.


BTW... eating mine will cure the common cold.

Sounds freaking good. I checked... yeah, not easy to find here. Will keep looking.

 

[RamFan503]

OK - So this actually falls in line with porn in that it deals with testicles. This Saturday is the 29th annual Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry in Virginia City, NV. We jokingly refer to it as a drinking party with balls or the ballsiest party in Nevada.

Last year, we took all three Pro categories - Best Team Name "Team PhoQ"; Most Creative Dish "Pho-king Hot Balls"; Best Overall Taste - we did a Vietnamese Pho.

I slice the balls thin (after my wife peels them ) and then marinate them for three days in a spicy Asian marinade I make. Then I cook them in a wok and put them in a beef Pho broth with rice noodles, garnished with Thai Basil, bean sprouts, and lime. The dish is actually quite good and you really wouldn't know you weren't just eating a spicy Asian meatball in a Pho if no one told you otherwise.

All that said, I did a spot on the local news channel this morning to promote it. Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry Channel 8

So if any of you are in the Reno area, come on up to Virginia City on Saturday and have a ball.

 

[CGI_Ram]

OK - So this actually falls in line with porn in that it deals with testicles. This Saturday is the 29th annual Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry in Virginia City, NV. We jokingly refer to it as a drinking party with balls or the ballsiest party in Nevada.

I think being unable to eat something like that, says something about my personality... just not sure.

I hardly dislike any food. I eat everything.

But... I couldn’t eat octopus either. Same reason. Couldn’t open my mouth.

I’d like to believe it’s the logical side of me. “Why eat THAT when there are so many other great choices?”

 

[Memento]

I think being unable to eat something like that, says something about my personality... just not sure.

I hardly dislike any food. I eat everything.

But... I couldn’t eat octopus either. Same reason. Couldn’t open my mouth.

I’d like to believe it’s the logical side of me. “Why eat THAT when there are so many other great choices?”

I can eat octopus/calamari no problem, especially if it's only the tentacles.

It's pasta that gets me. No allergy, but I get physically sick if I try it.

 

[Selassie I]

I think being unable to eat something like that, says something about my personality... just not sure.

I hardly dislike any food. I eat everything.

But... I couldn’t eat octopus either. Same reason. Couldn’t open my mouth.

I’d like to believe it’s the logical side of me. “Why eat THAT when there are so many other great choices?”

I'm totally with you on even thinking about eating a ball from any creature. I wouldn't be able to knowingly do it.

But octopus is my favorite food. There are many ways to prepare it too.... and I love all of them. I used to catch them back in Hawaii. Once you got one, it was best to kill it right away... the way we did it was to bite the thing basically between its eyes. If you bit it in the right spot, it would instantly die. I even enjoyed the taste of them when I did the death bite. To me, they taste like a combination of maybe shrimp-lobster-conch but the texture is better.

Actually, the more I think about it.... don't eat any of it Dan-o.... that'll leave more for me.

 

[Memento]

I'm totally with you on even thinking about eating a ball from any creature. I wouldn't be able to knowingly do it.

But octopus is my favorite food. There are many ways to prepare it too.... and I love all of them. I used to catch them back in Hawaii. Once you got one, it was best to kill it right away... the way we did it was to bite the thing basically between its eyes. If you bit it in the right spot, it would instantly die. I even enjoyed the taste of them when I did the death bite. To me, they taste like a combination of maybe shrimp-lobster-conch but the texture is better.

Actually, the more I think about it.... don't eat any of it Dan-o.... that'll leave more for me.

Hey, save me the tentacles, at least!

I could probably eat a ball if it's well-prepared enough...and away from pasta.

 

[RamFan503]

Welp.... The panic driven idiots have cancelled this event too. Fucking idiotic.

 

[Dodgersrf]

I will usually add habanero but I'm not into raw green peppers of any kind generally. But believe me. The little bit of scorpion chili was plenty of heat.

If you haven't had seasoned, fried jalapenos though, you gotta try them.

I'm not big on the flavor of Serannos. They just taste like spicy green bells to me. Which is just ok.

Jalepenos however, I love the flavor they have.
Now this may just be me, but they seem to get spicier when grilled.

 

[Dodgersrf]

1st requirement.... you must be from The South.

Welp. I'm off to the store to return my peanuts.

 

[Selassie I]

Welp.... The panic driven idiots have cancelled this event too. Fucking idiotic.

That sucks.


But hey... at least you've got enough balls now to eat at home for weeks on end. You can be like Bubba Gump Shrimp and cook them a million different ways so that you never get tired of eating them every day.

 

[Selassie I]

@RamFan503

Hey, I just thought of this....

Do these balls freeze well? I'm actually very curious about this.

 

[RamFan503]

I'm not big on the flavor of Serannos. They just taste like spicy green bells to me. Which is just ok.

Jalepenos however, I love the flavor they have.
Now this may just be me, but they seem to get spicier when grilled.

Jalapenos are very erratic. About every third pepper is fairly hot. I use seranos in salsa I make for spice wimps (pretty much everyone in Reno) as it adds a bit of heat and is pretty consistent.

With chilies, a lot of the heat is in the seeds and connective tissue. It would make sense that you bleed a little of that out and into the flesh when you grill them. So no... It's not just you.

 

[RamFan503]

That sucks.


But hey... at least you've got enough balls now to eat at home for weeks on end. You can be like Bubba Gump Shrimp and cook them a million different ways so that you never get tired of eating them every day.

Hmmmm... 100 pounds of balls already marinated. I'm thinking not. And for the record, even when I taste them to make sure they're right, they are still BALLS. Even though I think to myself, "hey... These taste pretty good." They're still BALLS. I'm not squeamish about much - especially when it comes to food. I'll try different concoctions with the things but the little guy in my brain is still poking me saying, "they're BALLS!"

The festival is a kick in the ass but I'm not trying to find a lot of ways to eat BALLS.

@RamFan503

Hey, I just thought of this....

Do these balls freeze well? I'm actually very curious about this.

They actually do freeze really well and that's my plan. I had some left from last year and I really couldn't tell much difference. Hopefully, I can freeze them and they will hold the event later in the year.

 

[Selassie I]

Hmmmm... 100 pounds of balls already marinated. I'm thinking not. And for the record, even when I taste them to make sure they're right, they are still BALLS. Even though I think to myself, "hey... These taste pretty good." They're still BALLS. I'm not squeamish about much - especially when it comes to food. I'll try different concoctions with the things but the little guy in my brain is still poking me saying, "they're BALLS!"

The festival is a kick in the ass but I'm not trying to find a lot of ways to eat BALLS.

They actually do freeze really well and that's my plan. I had some left from last year and I really couldn't tell much difference. Hopefully, I can freeze them and they will hold the event later in the year.

Hahahahahahaaaaa

You know that I think what you guys are doing here is fucking cool as hell. I wish I was close enough to come support it... and.... with enough alcohol, I bet I would eventually break down and try one. ONE bite! LOL. I'm bummed for you that it's been put on hold.

Back to the freezing for a second. Just the thought of my personal experience with jumping into very cold water... my mind became somewhat concerned for these balls. It actually surprises me some that they freeze well when you think about it in my caveman mind. Ha.

But to try and get serious about the freezing part... you probably already know this I'm sure... but hopefully you have a vacuum sealer with the freezer safe plastic. That's the ONLY way I freeze fresh fish and it makes an incredible difference in the end. It's like night and day to freezing it any other way. Vacuum seal those balls before freezing I say!!!

 

[RamFan503]

I try and get serious about the freezing part... you probably already know this I'm sure... but hopefully you have a vacuum sealer with the freezer safe plastic. That's the ONLY way I freeze fresh fish and it makes an incredible difference in the end. It's like night and day to freezing it any other way. Vacuum seal those balls before freezing I say!!!

I ain't sucking marinated ball juice into my vacuum sealer. I just submerge zip locks in water until the air is gone.

 

[CGI_Ram]

 

[Selassie I]

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That's hilarious. Funny thing is... my friend Amber sent me this earlier this week because of the "I got bitches" song/video I sent her. I posted the crazy ass thing in the Song of the Day thread too.

BTW.... There's a spin off movie with Jesus out on Netflix right now. It's very bizarre.