Africanyamandpeanutsoup Recipes

AFRICAN SWEET POTATO AND PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute the onion 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Mix in the garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir in the tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and carrot, and continue to cook and stir about 5 minutes.
• Pour water into the saucepan, and season the mixture with salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes.
• Remove the soup mixture from heat. In a food processor or blender, blend the soup and peanuts until almost smooth. Season with cayenne pepper. Return to the saucepan. Whisk in the peanut butter, and cook until heated through. Serve warm topped with fresh cilantro.

AFRICAN PEANUT AND SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large sauce pan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add garlic, onion and ginger and stir frequently until the onions are softened (approx. 3 min.).
• Add 1 cup of water, vegetable broth, tomatoes,sweet potatoes, peanut butter, cumin, coriander, salt, cayenne and cinnamon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cover the pot. Let simmer until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally (approx. 12 min.)
• Add Swiss chard and continue simmering until chard has wilted (approx. 2 min.) Serve soup and garnish with whole-grain croutons if desired.

AFRICAN YAM AND PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat stock. I actually only use about 4 cups of stock, because I like my soup thick.
• In a big soup pot, heat oil. Saute onions with a pinch of salt for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic, ginger and spices and sauté until everything's soft.
• Stir in red peppers and yams, cooking them until they start to stick to the bottom of the pot.
• Add stock, bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer. Cover and simmer until yams are tender.
• Add pineapple with juice, tomatoes and peanut butter and simmer 30 minutes. Add stock if needed.
• Purée the soup until smooth. I just use my blender.
• Season to taste with more salt, pineapple juice and/or hot sauce. Just before serving, add chopped cilantro and fresh lime juice.