Pecans-on-fire

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon pepper
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 lb pecan halves
• 1 -2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 quarts canola oil

Recipe

• 1 bring large pot of water to a boil.
• 2 blanch pecans for 5 min.
• 3 remove from heat and drain well.
• 4 transfer hot pecans to large bowl and toss with confectioners sugar to coat.
• 5 heat oil to appox 350 deg.
• 6 carefully add pecans in small batches and fry until golden and crunchy.
• 7 remove pecans and put on baking pan.
• 8 season nuts with pepper and salt mixture.
• 9 let cool.
• 10 store in airtight container.
• 11 (if you fry the pecans and they look soggy at all, add the pepper mixture and place them in the oven at 350 deg until crunchy.).