This oddly wonderful combination of ingredients make a surprisingly different and delicious soup that everyone will enjoy! Serve with a dollop of sour cream on top and some crusty bread for dipping. YUM!

African Peanut Soup

olive oil

onions,

red bell peppers, chopped

garlic,

(28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, with liquid

vegetable broth or stock

pepper

chili powder

peanut butter

brown rice

Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium high heat. Cook onions and bell peppers until lightly browned and tender, stirring in garlic when almost done to prevent burning. Stir in tomatoes, vegetable stock, pepper, and chili powder. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.


Stir in rice, cover, and simmer another fifteen minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in peanut butter until well blended, and serve.


I lived in Kenya for 4 years and with a few small changes this was almost perfect! Omit the mushrooms, use chunky salsa for 1 of the cans of diced tomatoes, add fresh crushed peanuts after it is done, and use chicken broth not veggy broth.  Also, spice the chicken (while browning) with garlic - fresh is the best!

Exceptionally chic and delicious! My boyfriend and I loved it and I brought it to a party and received the best comments by everyone. I added some sesame seed oil fresh cilantro shredded carrots a sweet potato and since I like things spicy I added a small jar of spicy salsa finely chopped hot pepper and used spicy olive oil. Since I added more I added more broth and used chicken broth instead. I used basmati rice and smooth peanut butter. I also topped it with sour cream and some cilantro. This soup is extraordinary full of flavour and I will make it over and over again. Try it-you ll like it!

I thought this was rather tasty. I cut the recipe in half, as there were only 2 people going to be eating it! On a whim, I added 1/4 tsp. of chili powder instead of the 1/8 it would have called for, and I did closer to a half cup of peanut butter. The extra chili powder was excellent. The extra peanut butter was ok, but what it calls for would be fine too. The only complaint I have is that I need about double the time to get the rice cooked-- 15 minutes wasn't nearly enough time. I will still make this again.

Yummy and easy to make. I love the peanut butter and red bell peppers together. Things I did differently or that weren't specified: I used Jif Extra Crunchy peanut butter because it was the only extra crunchy one I could find in the supermarket. I was afraid it would be too sweet (I usually buy natural nut butters) but it was fine. I might add a pinch more chili powder next time. Since I was using brown rice that normally takes 45-50 minutes to cook I cooked it for about 30 before tossing it into the soup. Next time I will probably up the rice to at least 3/4 cup if not a cup. I did add the sour cream but it is delicious when served alone too.

Delicious. Using a NATURAL peanut butter is a must for this recipe... natural has a more peanutty flavor suited better to this recipe. I used vegetable broth. I did make a few changes. I added a chopped jalepeno with the peppers; used tricolored peppers... mine turned out a little paler than the photo-- not the prettiest color so I added a little bit of tomato sauce to darken it-- which I found improved the flavor. Even brought some to a friend from Ghana-- she thought this was tasty and very authentic (although she is used to creamy peanut butter herself.) Edit: Wanted to add that this is probably something you'll either love or hate. Very distinct flavor.

The five-star rating is for the inspiration.  I'd never have thought of making this had I not come across this recipe.  However, like many, I did make my own changes to give it more flavor. I added cinnamon, cloves, and crushed red pepper and increased the chili powder significantly.  I also doubled the garlic just because I felt like it and added thinly sliced zucchini for more bulk.  I found that the soup was very versatile and handled the changes and additions very well. Have fun with this recipe and make it your own.  Oh, and the flavors definitely do get more intense with time.  Lovely!

Wow -- this was my favorite new recipe I have tried recently. Both my husband and I loved it! I added the rice earlier and cooked it longer afterwards.

This soup was delicious.  I personally liked the crunchy peanuts, but my fiance didn't, so next time I will use creamy peanut butter.  I added one cubed sweet potato in the 30 minute simmer stage, and I also used 10 minute brown rice to cut down on cooking time.  It turned out wonderfully!

As good as expected. I agree with others that spices can -- and should -- be increased. Certainly twice the chili powder and a little cinnamon and/or cumin would be good too. I used various coloured bell peppers all natural peanut butter and white rice to cut down on the cooking time. Delicious. I bet it would be great with cilantro on top!

african peanut soup

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 55 minutes

Total: 70 minutes

Servings: 10

Cost: $4.08 /serving

Author : PIETOGO

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