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Recipe Category: Cajun
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Ingredients
Makes 6 To 8 Servings
- 2 tablespoons canola, soy, or peanut oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon powdered ginger
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 pound (about 4 cups) unsalted walnuts, pecans, cashews, or peanuts
- ½ teaspoon salt (possibly more)
- 1/3 cup (packed) brown sugar (light or dark)
- ¼ cup cider vinegar
Method
- Place a large (10-to 12-inch) heavy skillet over medium-low heat and add the olive oil
- Let it heat for about 30 seconds, then add the butter and swirl until it melts
- Sprinkle in the cumin, ginger, chili powder, and thyme, and slowly stir the spices into the buttery oil with a wooden spatula or a wooden spoon
- Keep the heat steady while you stir for about 2 minutes, or until the spices are fragrant
- Add the nuts, spreading them out in the pan
- Sprinkle in the salt, and continue cooking and slowly stirring for about 2 minutes
- Sprinkle in the brown sugar, and continue to cook and stir for another 2 to 3 minutes, or until the sugar begins to melt and is just starting to adhere to the surface of the pan
- Scrape as you go, and if necessary use a table knife to scrape off the soft sugar coating that will likely have adhered to your wooden stirrer
- Pour the vinegar into the pan
- It will sizzle dramatically
- Don’t inhale near the pan at this moment
- Keep stirring for another 30 seconds, and you will see that the vinegar is deglazing the pan, loosening up all the tasty stuff that has stuck to its surface
- Turn off the heat, and wait about 5 minutes for the nuts to absorb the vinegar
- Transfer the nuts to a bowl and let cool until they are at a comfortable tasting temperature
- Taste to see if you think they need more salt, and adjust accordingly
- Serve right away, or allow to cool and then transfer to a resealable plastic bag for storage
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