I’m a nut man. I don’t think I’ve ever met a nut I didn’t like (yes, Delia will concur that I have a rather large number of eccentric friends).
But sometimes you just gotta go beyond reaching into the bag and munching.
My fast-growing kaffir lime tree prompted me to trim it back it a bit, so I had a pile of leaves sitting on the counter, with a bag or roasted almonds next to them. Hmm. I wondered what it would taste like if we combined them, along with some olive oil from garlic confit, a little dried habanero for some kick, and a handful of almonds tossed into the processor for texture, and then roasted for 15 minutes?
The answer: they turn into CRACK!
Top with kaffir lime salt.
Beer of choice: icy cold IPA. Oh my, this is a good combination.
This will probably work with other nuts too. Just follow the formula: kaffir + garlic oil + dried chile + nut of choice. And report back, please!
When I was kid, my parents used to prepare the similar dish (roasted the peanut-with skin on with sea salt and little oil, the aroma is tremendously good) with some dried cuttlefish (can get this from Asian grocery).
The cuttle fish can be prepared by simply cook on top of the charcoal. Yes, no kidding, just put the dried cuttlefish directly on the hot charcoal and it will curl when cooked. You can shredded the cuttlefish and eat with the nuts.
(Note: Dried cuttle fish is kind of fishy, but some people like it very much just like Japanese likes Natto, thai likes Durian etc)
I MUST try this soon. I don't normally like flavored nuts because I've tried so many where salt was the primary flavor. But dried habaneros and garlic oil? Yes, please!
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This sounds wonderful. I bet my kids would love it – minus the beer, of course!