Modu Recipes

Hwang Jin-sun's Mala Peanuts

A Chinese-style mala peanut snack made by coating sweet and savory fried peanuts with fiery chili powder and numbing Sichuan pepper powder.

🙋 Recommended for

  • ⭐ Those who want to easily make a unique Chinese-style beer snack at home
  • ⭐ Mala enthusiasts who love the distinctive numbing and spicy flavor

Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings

  • peanuts, as needed
  • 1 egg
  • potato starch, as needed
  • Sichuan pepper powder, to taste
  • chili powder, to taste
  • sugar, to taste
  • salt, to taste
  • cooking oil, as needed

Recipe 🍳

  1. Add the egg to the peanuts and mix thoroughly until the peanuts are evenly coated with the egg wash.
  2. Gradually add the potato starch in portions, mixing well until the peanuts are fully coated with a starch layer.
  3. Pour plenty of cooking oil into a pan and deep-fry the starch-coated peanuts until crispy, then drain.
  4. In a separate pan, add the sugar and melt it slowly over low heat, evaporating the moisture to create a clear syrup.
  5. Once the sugar is fully melted, add the fried peanuts, Sichuan pepper powder, chili powder, and salt, and mix evenly.
  6. When the sugar syrup coats the peanuts well, lower the heat and continue stirring to prevent clumping.
  7. Stir until the peanuts no longer stick together and you hear a sandy, crisp sound as each peanut separates, then serve.
  1. Mix peanuts with egg and potato starch to coat them.
  2. Deep-fry the peanuts until crispy, and melt sugar in a separate pan to make syrup.
  3. Add the fried peanuts to the melted sugar with Sichuan pepper powder and chili powder, then stir until they become sandy and loose.

Cooking tips 💡

  • When melting the sugar, it's important to do it slowly over low heat to prevent burning.
  • In the final step, stirring thoroughly over low heat helps the sugar crystallize and the peanuts to separate cleanly.

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