Hot Peanuts (Cacahuates con Chile)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup pequin chiles
• 8 cloves garlic, peeled
• 2 cups raw Spanish peanuts, shelled

Instructions

1. Place the oil, chiles and garlic in a small saucepan and warm over low heat for 3 minutes. Do not allow the mixture to come to the simmering point.
2. Blend the mixture for 2 minutes and let it stand for 1 hour.
3. Blend again for 1 minute, then strain the mixture into a small container.
4. Toss the peanuts with 2 teaspoons of the flavored oil until they are well coated; place them in a large cast iron skillet.
5. Place the skillet with the peanuts into an oven preheated to 300 degrees F and roast them, stirring every 5 minutes, for a total of about 30 minutes.
6. Remove the skillet from the oven and allow to cool for 30 minutes.
7. Salt peanuts to taste, then serve.