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Chinese Fried Walnuts
Yield: 4 cups 1x
Prep: 5 minsCook: 20 minsTotal: 25 minutes
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Ingredients
- 6 cups water
- 4 cups shelled walnuts (approximately 1 pound)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Canola oil
- Salt
Instructions
- In a large saucepan over high heat, heat 6 cups of water to boiling. Add walnuts and bring back to a boil. Cook for 1 minute. Drain and rinse under running hot water. Drain completely.
- Pour drained nuts in a large bowl. Sprinkle with sugar and toss to coat the nuts completely with the sugar.
- Meanwhile, in a deep-sided skillet or saucepan, heat about 1 inch of canola oil to 350 degrees. (It’s recommended that you use a candy thermometer
to make sure that you have the oil at the correct temperature – too hot will burn the nuts, too cool will not cook the nuts quickly enough and you won’t get the crisp texture.) - Once the oil is at 350 degrees, with a slotted spoon (a ‘spider strainer’ like this works really well for this task), carefully add about half of the walnuts to the oil (be careful as the wet nuts being added to the oil will splatter up!). Fry until lightly golden brown – about 3 to 5 minutes depending on the size of your pan – stirring often. Note that the nuts will continue to cook after they are taken out of the oil so it’s important to not let them get too browned, otherwise they will burn.
- With a slotted spoon, remove nuts from the oil and place into a coarse sieve or colander over a bowl to drain. Sprinkle with salt and keep tossing the walnuts so that they don’t stick together as they cool. Transfer the walnuts to waxed paper to cool completely. Fry the remaining walnuts.
- Store cooled nuts in a tightly covered container.
to make sure that you have the oil at the correct temperature – too hot will burn the nuts, too cool will not cook the nuts quickly enough and you won’t get the crisp texture.)
works really well for this task), carefully add about half of the walnuts to the oil (be careful as the wet nuts being added to the oil will splatter up!). Fry until lightly golden brown – about 3 to 5 minutes depending on the size of your pan – stirring often. Note that the nuts will continue to cook after they are taken out of the oil so it’s important to not let them get too browned, otherwise they will burn.Last Step! Please leave a review and rating letting us know how you liked this recipe! This helps our business thrive & continue providing free recipes.
Notes
Adapted from The Good Housekeeping Cookbook
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