FIRE ‘N SPICE PECANS
MAKES 1 POUNO
1 cup water
l/2 cup sugar
2 Tbsp. honey
1 lb. whole pecans
2 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
l/4 tsp. ground red pepper
6 cups peanut oil
1. In a medium saucepan, stir water, sugar and honey. Bring to a boil
and boil 1 minute. Reduce heat to low, add pecans and cook about
20 minutes until most of liquid has evaporated (do not let
all
the
liquid evaporate).
2. In a medium bowl, stir together ginger, cinnamon and red pepper.
Add pecans and toss well to coat.
3. Pour oil into deep fryer. Set fryer temperature to
365”F/185”C.
Set an unlined 15 x 10 x l-inch baking pan next to the fryer.
4. With fryer lid closed, lower empty fryer basket into oil and
quickly bring back to highest position. Using a metal slotted spoon,
add about half of the nuts to the basket; close lid and lower filled
basket into oil. Fry 2
-
3 minutes until golden brown.
Remove to baking pan.
5. Return oil to temperature before repeating process with
remaining nuts.
6. Cool nuts completely and break apart any that stick together;
store nuts in an airtight container.
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