Name: Salted Pistachio Brittle
Yield: Makes 16 servings
Ingredients: Nonstick vegetable oil spray; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup light corn syrup; 1 cup unsalted, shelled raw natural pistachios, very coarsely chopped; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; Coarse gray sea salt (such as fleur de sel or sel gris); A candy thermometer

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Salted Pistachio BrittleRomulo Yanes

Here, a coarse sea salt like fleur de sel or sel gris plays a few important roles: It tempers and cuts the richness of the nuts and butter, it adds a concentrated crunch— and it makes the brittle look divine. Break this vibrant green pistachio brittle on top of ice cream or crumble it over rice pudding. Or, do what we do, and eat it straight off the baking sheet.

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