We’ve got some friends over for a drink tonight, and I decided to get all post-ironic and serve a bowl of nuts. These are delicious, sweetly spicy, fattening and go perfectly with a large glass of something cold – they are very like the nuts served in Pizza Express if you’re English and like that kind of thing. To serve four for nibbles you’ll need:
100g almonds
100g pecans
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons soft brown sugar
1 ½ teaspoons Maldon salt
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 ½ teaspoons whole fennel seeds
¼ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 teaspoons herbes de provence
4 sprigs fresh rosemary
This is as easy as pie – just melt the butter in a non-stick pan until it bubbles, and tip everything else in with it. Use a wooden spoon to keep on the move for about eight minutes, then turn out onto a cold sheet of greaseproof paper.
Cool the nuts at room temperature. When they are cool, they’ll be nice and crisp. Transfer to a bowl and hover over it, because if you don’t they’ll all be eaten before you get a chance to have any.
that looks gorgeous! i can just taste it! i’d never have thought to make my own nuts, but seeing yours, it makes perfect sense!
Oh my goodness! I just discovered you [via Kalyn]. I am salivating. Gorgeous recipes and photos. I’ll be back! Glad I found you…
blimey they sound good!
I wonder if something similar can be done leaving out the sugar?
Hello Lynne! Something similar *could* be done leaving out the sugar, but I can guarantee you it wouldn’t taste as nice. 😉