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Suuzzee
 
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Thanks! Looks very tasty and I can't wait to try it. Suz


CJB > wrote in message
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> previously in rfc, "Suuzzee" > wrote:
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> > CJB > wrote in message
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> >>
> >> I make an African tomato soup and nobody can ever guess that the secret
> >> ingredient is peanut butter! It's really a very intense combination.
> >>
> >> -Claudia

> >
> > Howzabout a recipe? Charles' chicken recipe looks wonderful and I'd

also
> > love to try your soup.
> >
> > Suz
> >

>
>
> Sure thing. Like any vegetable soup, it's flexible and forgiving and you
> can use what you like in addition to what's normally traditional.
> Different areas have their own variations on this soup.
>
> West African Groundnut Soup
>
> 1 peeled chopped sweet yam
> 2 peeled chopped carrots
> 1 medium onion, diced
> 2 cloves garlic, chopped or pressed (I use the press directly into the

pot)
> a small piece of ginger, minced
> oil for sauteeing
> spices: cayenne, salt, black pepper, a shake of red pepper flakes
> 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock (I use chicken, if I don't use homemade
> then I'm more careful on the seasoning as the canned is usually saltier
> than my own)
> 2 cups crushed tomatoes
> OR 2 cups diced tomatoes
> OR 1 small can tomato paste (I use canned crushed tomatoes)
> 1/3 - 1/2 cup peanut butter
>
> Sautee the yam, carrots and onion in a bit of oil at the bottom of a soup
> pot for a few minutes. Add the garlic and ginger, sautee for another
> minute or so.
>
> Add the stock and tomatoes. A good shake of red pepper flakes. Stir,

cook
> covered over a low flame until the vegetables are tender (half hour? It
> doesn't matter, as long as you keep stirring the bottom so it doesn't

stick
> you really can't overcook it)
>
> Stir in the peanut butter. Cook a little longer until the soup is smooth
> (5 minutes or so)
>
> Season to taste with the peppers and salt. We like ours a little spicier.
>
> You can also add a chopped hot pepper to the original vegetable sautee.
>
> Not traditional, I don't think, but we like a little bit of chopped
> cilantro on top.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> -Claudia