How to make Ghanaian coated peanuts
this is a very delightful snack that is served alongside a handful of pastries.
The Ghanaian coated peanuts are mostly seen at parties where pastries are served and they can be made easily at home for consumption too.
Cooking time
40 minutes
Recipe category
Appetizer
Recipe cuisine
Local snack
Cooking method
Boiling / Frying
Recipe Yield
3 servings
Ingredients
1 cup peanuts/groundnuts
½ teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon powdered black pepper
1 teaspoon powdered pepper
¼ teaspoon baking powder
½ cup caster or superfine sugar
Cooking oil
1 cup pastry flour
½ tea spoon salt
1 or 2 eggs
Instructions
- Boil water in a saucepan over high heat. Put in peanuts and allow to boil for about 3 minutes.
- Strain boiled peanuts and spread them out on a baking tray to dry.
- Beat eggs and pour over dried peanuts in a baking tray.
- Whisk half of the flour, sugar, nutmeg, baking powder, powdered pepper and powdered black pepper, and a pinch of salt.
- Pour the mixture onto the coated peanuts. Gently mix them together.
- Spread out the eggs and mixture coated peanuts and coat a second time with the remaining flour.
- Heat oil in a deep frying pan over medium heat. After the oil heats up, gently put in some of the peanuts and stir till they become brown.
- Fetch them out of the oil with a straining ladle into a lined colander and fry the next batch till you exhaust the lot.
Your coated peanuts are ready! Serve when cool.