How to roast cashew nuts
12 November 2009 | 44 comments |
Posted in Chinese, Featured Articles, How to, Western, beans, snacks
Posted in Chinese, Featured Articles, How to, Western, beans, snacks
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HOW TO ROAST CASHEW NUTS
Adapted and modified: 双如淡食, 光华日报（Kwong Wah Jit Poh）
Ingredients:
300g cashew nuts (refer to Note 1)
2-3 tbsp sea salts (based on your own preference)
2 litre waterKitchen tools:
Measuring cup
Measuring spoons
Cooking pot (20cm width)
A pair of cooking chopsticks (10 inches long)
Baking tray (12 x 10cm)
SieveMethod:
- Preheat oven at 120°c.
- Put water in a cooking pot and bring to a boil.
- Add in sea salts.
- Add in cashew nuts.
- When the cashew nuts start to float on the water, remove and drain with a sieve. (Note: It will take about 2-3 minutes) (refer to photo 2 and 3).
- Pat dry with kitchen towels.
- Lay a sheet of aluminum foil on a baking tray (optional).
- Spread the cashew nuts evenly on a baking tray and roast then for half an hour. (refer to photo 4).
- Then use the chopsticks to stir them once and continue to roast for another half an hour and till the nuts are fragrant and lightly brown. (refer to Note 2)
- Once the cashew nuts are roasted enough, remove them from the baking tray to a cooler surface or they will continue to cook from the residual heat in the baking tray.
- After cooling down, store in an air-tight container. (refer to photo 1).
Note:
- I am using cashew nuts from Vietnam but cashew nuts from India are a better choice if you can buy them.
- I prefer my cashew nuts to be crispier so I continued roasting the nuts for another 15 minutes at 140°c. Tossing them in between. I will roast them at 130°c (instead of 120°c) for 1 hour in my next attempt and share with you the outcome.
- Do not over-roast the nuts as they will turn bitter.
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I am a nut fan too!
The pictures are really stunning!
Angie: You are so kind with words. Tks!
Looks great, what a good idea! I eat nuts sparingly too, right now I’m eating pistachio.
Ching: Tks! You’re making me craving for some now. LOL!
I love cashew nuts. Good to learn how to roast them!
Lee Mei: It really saves a lot to roast them yourself. Do give it a try.
I can also go nuts on nuts!
It is such a good way to roast cashewnuts, especially during festive season. Agreed! Can save your pocket a lot. Nice little nutty!
Alice: *Hi 5* My friend! Can’t agree more with you! Remember to roast some for me this coming Christmas yeah?
hahahhaa…. nutty fellows!!
NKOTB: How about you? Do you love nuts too?
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That’s so interesting! I didn’t know that the nuts have to be cooked in water before roasting. Thanks for sharing the recipe, my hubby is a “nutty” person too, and I’m sure he’ll be thrilled to have homemade roast nuts!
Piggy: This method is new to me too. Do let me know the feedback after trying!
Thanks for sharing. Your frame by frame method really makes me 大开眼界。
Anncoo: 谢谢你的赞赏！I’m blushed now.
I Really like to eat cashew! I’d buy cashew to eat even though they are quite expensive here. Hehe…
Your post on choosing and cooking cashew is fantastic and helpful.
Christine: Tks! I also used to buy roasted cashews before discovering this method but not anymore in future.
Do you know you can eat them raw? Its sweet and minus the cholesterol
Of course they are nicer (I don’t feel much difference) roasted.
KK: Yeah, my friend’s daughter is one of them. I should give it a try in future. Tks for your sharing.
wonderful pictures! and you do make it seem so easy
Diva: Tks! It’s really easier than you thought. Worth to give it a try.
Beautiful! Love all sorts of nuts!
Pigpigscorner: That’s great. Hope this method is useful to you.
Why do you think i call myself peanutts hehehe, although hehehe. In places like india and pakistan there are people pushing carts of nuts and they roast them for you when you buy them. You have worked a lot setting up those photoes, they look great!
Peanutts: Now I understand why. LOL! Do you find these carts in Malaysia? Tks for your kind words.
Roasting your own nuts is a great idea! And, they’re so delicious when still warm.
Lisa: Yeah, you’re right.
I miss the old kachang putei man outside the cinemas (am I giving my age away?) I tend to be lazy and just buy the ready roasted nuts, but thanks for providing the tips to do it ourselves!
Christine: Hey, me too! If not mistaken, I can still find them in Penang. This method is really easy-peasy. With just a little bit of efforts, you get to save a lot of $$$$$! LOL!
yum yum!! my family absolutely loves nuts especially cashew nuts and macadamia nuts! but like you said, its expensive to buy the roasted ones from the store. i’ll definitely be trying this out!
Lingzie: Do give it a try! It will be a great surprise if you can roast some for them.
I love all type of nuts! luckily my daughter can take any kind of nuts like her mother! what a pretty presentation and info!
Beachlover: It’s great that both of you share the same interest in nuts. Tks!
Food Art!
Dora: Hahaha! Tks for your compliment!
So clever of you to use a bowl and chopsticks! I would never have thought of it. Cashews aside, I have to agree with Angie – the photography is stunning.
The Little Teochew: Tks! Tks! Just a simple trick. You can do it now.
You are going nuts, I am too!
Just bought a big pack of mixed nuts yesterday – cashews, walnuts, almonds, pecans, almonds….
Tigerfish: So many types of nuts? I want some too!
I’m going nuts over nuts too! hehe … Really love the aroma of roasted nuts, it’s so heavenly
Noobcook: Yeah, it really tastes heaven!
Hi. Love your blog and most of the food blogs out there. Its an inspiration. I would like roasting nuts for CNY. Does this method applies to all nuts, eg. walnuts, peanuts, almonds, and hazelnuts?
Julia: Really appreciate your kind words. I haven’t tried it with other nuts. Maybe you can do a google search to find out more before trying. Sorry, can’t help much. If you’ve the solution, do share with me yeah.