Cooking With Beer!

Mexican-style Beer Nuts

Ingredients:

- 1 can (11.5 oz) mixed nuts

- grated peel and juice from 1 lime, divided

- 1 bottle (12 oz) of beer (be creative!)

- 1/2 cup powdered sugar

- 1 tsp. kosher salt

Procedure:

Preheat oven to 300F. Combine nuts and lime juice in a large skillet.  Add your beer and stir.  Bring to boil on medium/high heat, then reduce to medium/low heat and simmer for 5 minutes; stir occasionally.  After the 5 minutes, drain the nuts and place in a medium sized bowl.  Next, add the sugar and toss to coat evenly.  Spread this mixture onto a parchment-paper covered baking sheet; then bake 20 to 25 minutes or until the nuts are dried and lightly browned.  Sprinkle the nuts with the lime peel and salt then toss again to coat.  Let the nuts cool completely and store in an airtight container at room temperature.  After that, crack them open and let'r rip!