Peanut Soup
15m prep 20m cook 35m ready
About 6 cups; 4 servings This soup is claimed by both Virginia and Georgia, but its roots are undoubtedly in the peanut stews of Senegal and Gambia.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 celery rib, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 4 cups Poultry Stock or Chicken Broth (opens in new tab)
- 1 ½ cups natural peanut butter
- 1 cup heavy cream or half-and-half
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce, or to taste
- 3 tablespoons chopped dry-roasted peanuts
- ¼ cup chopped green onions
- (Lime or lemon wedges)
Let's Prepare
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Gather these ingredients - no prep needed yet.
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 celery rib, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 4 cups Poultry Stock or Chicken Broth
- 1 ½ cups natural peanut butter
- 1 cup heavy cream or half-and-half
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce, or to taste
- 3 tablespoons chopped dry-roasted peanuts
- ¼ cup chopped green onions
- (Lime or lemon wedges)
Let's Cook
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Step 1.
Melt in a soup pot over medium-low heat: 2 tablespoons butter
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Step 2.
Add and cook, stirring, until tender but not browned, about 5 minutes: 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 celery rib, finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, minced
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Step 3.
Stir in: 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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Step 4.
Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Whisk in: 4 cups Poultry Stock or Chicken Broth
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Step 5.
Simmer, stirring often, until the soup begins to thicken, about 5 minutes. Ladle about 1 cup of the hot broth into a medium bowl and add: 1 ½ cups natural peanut butter
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Step 6.
Stir together with a fork until the mixture is well combined and free of lumps. Stir back into the soup pot, then stir in: 1 cup heavy cream or half-and-half; 1 ½ teaspoons salt; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; ½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce, or to taste
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Step 7.
Heat through, but do not boil. Serve garnished with: 3 tablespoons chopped dry-roasted peanuts; ¼ cup chopped green onions; (Lime or lemon wedges)
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