Spicy Peanut Snack (Nkate Cake)

Ingredients

• 2 cups Roasted Peanuts
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/4 cup Water
• 1 tsp Ground Ginger
• 1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper
• 1/4 tsp Salt

Original measure retained: its cup/spoon or fluid-volume standard is unspecified.

Instructions

1. 1Lightly grease a baking sheet.
2. 2In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine sugar and water.
3. 3Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves.
4. 4Continue cooking without stirring until the mixture turns a light amber color.
5. 5Remove from heat and quickly stir in the roasted peanuts, ground ginger, cayenne pepper, and salt.
6. 6Pour the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet and spread it out evenly.
7. 7Let it cool completely before breaking it into pieces.
8. 8Store in an airtight container.

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