I made this soup last night and it is AMAZING. I originally found the recipe on “The Modern Proper” and it was pretty much spot on. I just decreased the amount on peanut butter, but feel feel to add a whole cup if you want it super creamy. And, make sure you use natural peanut butter with only just one or two ingredients: peanuts, and (maybe) salt. For the chicken, I put two boneless, skinless chicken breasts in a shallow pot, covered with cold water until fully submerged, brought to a boil, reduced to a simmer, covered and cooked for 10 minutes. I them let them cool and then shredded. Feel free to omit the chicken to make a yummy vegan soup. Enjoy!
African Peanut Soup
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Serves: 6-8 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1 cup)
- 1 tbsp ginger, minced
- 1 jalapeño, seeds and ribs removed, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced (1 tbsp)
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 (14oz) can crushed tomatoes
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 sweet potato, peeled and diced
- 1 can chickpeas, drained
- ½ cup creamy natural peanut butter
- 4 cups kale, de-ribbed and roughly chopped
- 1.5 lbs chicken, poached or rotisserie, shredded
- peanuts, crushed for garnish
- cilantro, chopped (optional) for garnish
Instructions
- In a large pot heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onions and sauté until softened, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add in ginger, jalapeno and garlic and stir until fragrant about 1 min. Add the pepper, cumin and tomato paste and cook for another 2 minutes, stirring, until paste darkens.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, stock, sweet potatoes, chickpeas and peanut butter. Bring to a boil and stir until fully combined. Turn the heat down to low and simmer for 15 minutes, until sweet potatoes are tender.
- Add kale and shredded chicken and cook for another 5 minutes. Taste the soup before adding salt. Depending on how salty your stock and/or peanut butter was, it may not need anymore salt. If you use low sodium stock and salt-free peanut butter, it will need a full teaspoon salt, maybe more. Adjust to your own liking.
- Serve warm topped with cilantro and crushed peanuts.
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