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Instructions for pressure cooking green peanuts:
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Wash green peanuts well in cool water.
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The shells hang on to a lot of dirt because peanuts grow underground.
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Trust me, you dont want dirt in your cooking water.
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lace peanuts in a pressure cooker and add enough cool water to completely cover them.
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Stir in the salt then place the lid on the pressure cooker.
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Turn the heat on high and cook at 10 pounds of pressure for 45 minutes.
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If you are using a pressure cooker with a gauge, start timing after the indicator on the gauge reaches 10 pounds.
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If you are using a pressure cooker with a pressure regulator (jiggler), then start timing when the pressure regulator starts jiggling.
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You can lower the heat so that the pressure regulator only jiggles a few times per minute.
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At the end of the 45 minutes, turn off the heat and allow the pressure to drop of its own accord.
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If the peanuts are not soft enough or salty enough, leave the lid off of the pressure cooker and boil the peanuts until they are to your liking.
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Instructions for using raw, dry peanuts (not roasted peanuts; they must be raw, dry, and in the shell):
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Put peanuts in a cooking pot and cover with cool water.
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Allow to soak overnight.
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The next day, drain off water and refill pot with enough fresh water to completely cover the peanuts.
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Add salt as above.
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Pressure cook for an hour at 10 pounds pressure.
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Turn off heat and allow the pressure of it own accord.
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Follow last instruction sentence above.
