Sichuan Snack Peanuts

Name: Sichuan Snack Peanuts
Ingredients: 3¼ cups (1 pound), unsalted dry-roasted peanuts; 2 tablespoons, peanut or vegetable oil; 10 whole dried Sichuan, chiles, stemmed, seeded, and sliced ¼ inch thick on bias (optional); 1 tablespoon, Sichuan peppercorns, plus 1 teaspoon ground Sichuan peppercorns; 2 teaspoons, Sichuan chili flakes; 2 teaspoons, sugar; 1½ teaspoons, table salt; ½ teaspoon, five-spice powder; ½ teaspoon, white pepper

Side Dishes
Snacks

By Matthew Fairman ･ Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2023

This next-level spicy, crunchy snack is easy to make and hard to resist.

SERVES 8 to 10 (Makes about 1 quart)

TIME 20 minutes, plus 1 hour cooling

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