Sweet and Savoury Pine Nuts
Often found in various dishes on a New Year's Eve banquet table, pine nuts represent fecundity, traditionally granting diners “a hundred sons.” These nuts also make a terrific cocktail-party snack.
Servings: 1 1/2 cups
Ingredients:
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per 2 tbsp (25 mL): about | - |
| cal | 87 |
| pro | 3 g |
| total fat | 7 g |
| sat. fat | 1 g |
| carb | 6 g |
| fibre | 2 g |
| chol | 0 mg |
| sodium | 96 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| iron | 8% |
| folate | 3% |
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1 cup (250mL) pine nuts (5 oz/150g)
1/4 cup (50mL) granulated sugar
1/2 tsp (2mL) salt
Pinch cayenne pepper
1/4 cup (50mL) vegetable oil
Preparation:
Place nuts in bowl; set aside. In small saucepan, bring sugar, salt, cayenne and 1/4 cup (50 mL) water to boil over medium heat; boil for 2 minutes. Pour over nuts.
In skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; fry nut mixture, stirring constantly, until light golden, about 3 minutes. Drain in sieve. Scatter on large plate or parchment paper; let cool. Separate any nuts stuck together. (Make-ahead: Cover and store in airtight container for up to 2 weeks.)
In skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; fry nut mixture, stirring constantly, until light golden, about 3 minutes. Drain in sieve. Scatter on large plate or parchment paper; let cool. Separate any nuts stuck together. (Make-ahead: Cover and store in airtight container for up to 2 weeks.)
Source
Canadian Living Magazine: February 2002
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