Recipe: Yummy Cajun Boiled Peanuts (Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker)

Cajun Boiled Peanuts (Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker). Place water, peanuts, salt, Creole seasoning, and liquid crab boil in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and stir to combine. I don't like them too crunchy but also not mushy. How to Make Boiled Cajun Peanuts in the Instant Pot To start, you'll rinse and sort through the raw peanuts, discarding any debris or severely cracked shells.

Wash and drain the raw peanuts to remove any dirt. Add the peanuts to the pressure cooking pot along with the salt, Cajun seasoning and water to cover. If you like, you can place the trivet that comes with the Instant Pot over the peanuts to make sure they stay immersed in the water. You can cook Cajun Boiled Peanuts (Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker) using 8 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Cajun Boiled Peanuts (Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker)

1. You need 2.5 lbs of raw peanuts in the shell.
2. Prepare 6 cups of chicken broth.
3. It's 2 cups of water.
4. Prepare 1/2 cup of Cajun seasoning.
5. You need 1/4 cup of salt.
6. Prepare 4 tbs of crab boil concentrate.
7. You need 5 of large cloves garlic, roughly chopped.
8. It's 2 of habaneros, sliced.

Place the lid on the Instant Pot and turn the valve to seal. Add the Zatarain's, hot peppers, garlic, and salt. Add water until peanuts are covered & begin to rise slightly. Place Instant Pot trivet on top to help weigh peanuts down.

Cajun Boiled Peanuts (Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker) step by step

1. Place all ingredients into an Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker and cook on High for 1 hr. and let pressure reduce naturally. Keep on “keep warm” for 8 hrs..
2. After 8 hrs, open and check the peanuts for your desired consistency. I don’t like them too crunchy but also not mushy. I cooked them on high another 30 minutes and again let the pressure reduce naturally. Presto!.

Thoroughly wash raw peanuts under running water. Add peanuts to an empty pot. Add jalapenos, pickles, and olives to pot. Place washed peanuts in Instant Pot. Add jar of pickled jalapenos and salt.