Simple ingredients:
- Dried raw peanuts
- Salt (use less if you like less salty)
- Chinese Five-spice powder (1-2 Tbsp. depending on your taste)
- Chinese star anise (3-6 pieces)
- hot water
- Soak the raw peanuts in hot water with all above ingredients for over night.
- Drain the water when you are ready to cook. Lay a napkin on a microwaveable plate (it will help to dry quick while cooking). Place one layer of seasoned peanut on the plate. Microwave for 2 minutes, check to see if they are dry enough for you or not. If need more crunchy, microwave another 1 minute at a time, until they are good for your taste.
- You don't have to cook all at one time and cook them as you need. They can be soaked in the seasoning water until you are ready to cook.
I also like just plain peanuts too. I put green peanut with shells in a plastic bag loosely, place in the microwave one layer at a time. Cook on high for 4-5 minutes first. If not soft enough, cook another 3 minutes. They taste just like boil peanuts, but use less time to cook them.
