Alton Brown's homemade chunky peanut butter has a warm, toasted flavor from wok-fried peanuts and sweet-salty balance from a drizzle of honey.

Course: Pantry

Keyword: Comfort Food, Condiments, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Hacks, Snacks, Wok Fried Peanut Butter

Wok Fried Peanut Butter

Name: Wok Fried Peanut Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons peanut oil; 1 pound peanuts, raw, shelled and skinned; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 3 tablespoons honey, optional

Wok fried peanuts cooling on a paper towel.

ACTIVE TIME: 10

TOTAL TIME: 55

Yield: 16 (2-tbsp) servings

Whip out the wok for sweet, salty, and toasty four-ingredient homemade fried (yes, I said fried) peanut butter. Sure, you can buy chunky, honey-roasted peanut butter, but we both know it tastes better when made fresh.

This recipe first appeared on altonbrown.com.

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Software

2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 pound peanuts, raw, shelled and skinned
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3 tablespoons honey, optional

Specialized Hardware

Wok

Food processor

ACTIVE TIME: 10

TOTAL TIME: 55

Yield: 16 (2-tbsp) servings

Procedure

Heat the oil in a wok or large pan over medium-high heat until shimmering, about 5 minutes. Add the peanuts and stir-fry for 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium and continue cooking until the peanuts are golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
Remove the peanuts to a paper towel-lined half-sheet pan and immediately season with salt.
Cool peanuts completely, about 20 minutes, then transfer a third of the peanuts to a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped, about 20 pulses. Remove the chopped peanuts from the food processor and set aside.
Add the remaining peanuts to the food processor along with the salt and honey. Process the peanuts for 5 minutes. Stop and scrape down the sides of the processor as needed.
Continue pureeing until the peanut butter is completely smooth. Add the chopped peanuts and pulse 3 to 4 times until well incorporated.
Store in an airtight container.