Use your Instant Pot to make boiled peanuts with Cajun and crab boil seasonings. It significantly cuts down on prep time; it's mostly hands-off time.
Preparation Time
5 mins
Cooking Time
3 hr 25 mins
Total Time
3 hr 30 mins
Calories
162 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 25 minutes. Unplug the cooker but keep the lid on. Let peanuts sit for 2 hours for maximum flavor.
Step 2
Combine water, peanuts, salt, Creole seasoning, and liquid crab boil seasoning in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot); stir. Close and lock the lid. Select High pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 180 minutes. Allow 25 minutes for pressure to build.
Ingredients
8 cups water
1 pound raw Virginia peanuts in shells
1 tablespoon liquid crab boil seasoning
0.33333334326744 cup salt
1 tablespoon Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®)