Food

Peanuts Amp Up the Nuttiness in El Naranjo's Mayan-Inspired Sikil Pak

Sikil pak is a Mexican dip traditionally made with toasted pumpkin seeds, but at Austin's El Naranjo, Iliana de la Vega makes her version with peanuts. To make the Mayan dip, de la Vega roasts unsalted, raw peanuts in the oven until they're golden, then lets them cool and blends them with roasted Roma tomatoes and seeded habanero chiles, thinning it with water until it reaches a paste-like...