Alabama Cajun Boiled Peanuts

• 5 quart pot
• 1 24 oz. bag raw peanuts
• 4 oz bottle liquid crab boil
• 2 handfuls Tony Chacheres
• 2 tsp ground cayenne pepper
• 1 handful crushed red pepper flakes
• 3 bay leaves

1. Pour bag of peanuts into 5 quart pot
2. Fill pot of peanuts with water leaving 2 inches at the rim
3. Place cover of pot upside down over peanuts and soak overnight
4. Pour the water out and rinse the peanuts a couple of times and fill the pot back up with water all but 2 inches
5. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer
6. Add only one half the bottle of liquid crab boil , only one handful of Tony Chacheres, two tsp.
7. cayenne pepper, handful of crushed red pepper, 3 bay leaves and simmer for 3 hours, stirring every hour
8. Add the other half bottle of liquid crab boil and the other handful of Tony Chacheres, simmer another 3 hours tasting one every so often to your liking
9. You don't want them too mushy so after 6 hours they are done!
10. Turn off the heat and let them cool in the pot to soak up more flavor....ENJOY !!
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pot, peanuts, crab boil, ground cayenne pepper, handful, bay leaves

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/349533-alabama-cajun-boiled-peanuts (may not work)