Chili-Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Name: Chili-Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Total time: 1 min
Yield: Six servings
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 6 cloves garlic, unpeeled; 3 cups hulled pumpkin seeds or slivered almonds; 4 teaspoons powdered chili or cayenne, or to taste; 2 teaspoons kosher salt

Recipe from Abigail Mendoza Ruiz

Adapted by Molly O'Neill

Total Time: 10 minutes
Rating: 4(20)
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Ingredients

Yield:Six servings

1tablespoon vegetable oil
6cloves garlic, unpeeled
3cups hulled pumpkin seeds or slivered almonds
4teaspoons powdered chili or cayenne, or to taste
2teaspoons kosher salt

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Preparation

Step 1
Place the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook slowly until the garlic is golden. Remove the garlic and discard. Add the pumpkin seeds or slivered almonds, increase the heat to high and fry, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add the powdered chili or cayenne slowly to taste, stirring between each addition. Add the salt and serve