Yummy Dishes to Make With Peanuts

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Peanuts are a great snack all on their own, but they also pair well with many different types of dishes. They’re also full of healthy fats and vitamins! If you’ve got a can of peanuts lying around but you’re not sure what to do with it, here are three ideas for you. You can easily use up peanuts by making these three recipes!

Stir-Fried Chicken and Peanuts

This delicious home version of Kung Pao Chicken involves stir-frying your peanuts before everything else in order to infuse your oil with peanut flavor. Frying the peanuts will make them a little tender and add some nice flavor to them, while their flavor will in turn coat your other ingredients. Another tip is to, just before stir frying, coat your chicken pieces in cornstarch for a little crisp.

Awiesu

This Ghanaian snack is something like a cornbread-peanut donut. It’s made using cornflour, sugar, water, nutmeg, and of course…peanuts! You’ll make a dough and deep fry pieces of it, sticking on peanuts for some crunch and salt. It’s quick and easy, plus it’s totally vegan!

Peanut Tacos

For vegans missing taco meat and needing something to help fill that protein gap, one super-creative route is to fry up some peanuts with cumin and cayenne pepper as well as whatever other spices you like in your meat. Top with salsa and whatever you else you like, and enjoy this satisfying crunchy meal!