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Filipino Garlic Peanuts Recipe

Filipino Adobong Mani (Garlic Peanuts)

Dax Phillips
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 13 minutes
Course Snacks
Cuisine Filipino
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 2 cups unsalted peanuts
  • 6 cloves garlic sliced into coins (1/8 to 1/4 inch thick)
  • 1/2 tbsp garlic salt or regular salt

Instructions
 

  • Start by heating a large skillet on medium heat. I find that a wok works well in this recipe. You chose.
  • After a couple of minutes, add the oil and let it come to a shimmer. Add in all of the sliced garlic, and swirl around with a slotted spoon. Continue to swirl as the garlic tends to get a little sticky. Once the garlic begins to turn golden, let it go another 30 seconds or so, then remove with a slotted spoon. Garlic can turn dark brown to the point of too bitter in a second, so just be careful.
  • Once removed with a slotted spoon, add them to a small bowl and set to the side.
  • Next add the peanuts to the same oil, and continue to swirl with the slotted spoon. Cook for a few minutes, stirring from time to time. Once the peanuts turn a darker golden brown, remove them with a slotted spoon straining any of the oil, and place into a mixing bowl. Repeat until the peanuts are strained and placed into the mixing bowl.
  • Add the garlic to the mixing bowl. Add the garlic salt, and then give this a really great mix to ensure that everything is incorporated.
  • Let the peanuts cool, and then dig in.