West African Peanut Soup

Name: West African Peanut Soup
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Hausa-Fulani & Northern Nigerian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 cup chopped yellow onion; 0.75 cup chopped peeled carrot; 1 tsp minced peeled fresh ginger; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; 1 cup chopped peeled sweet potato; 2.5 cup water; 0.5 cup tomato juice; 0.25 tsp salt; 0.25 tsp black pepper; 0.5 cup creamy peanut butter; 5 green onions

Carrot, potato and tomato juice simmered on the stove and spiced with ginger and cayenne. Serve with green onions.

45 min · Serves 3 · Easy

Method

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Time: Prep 45 min · 45 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Heat olive oil in a large saucepan. Stir in yellow onions and carrots and cook, stirring often, until onions are soft, about 3 minutes. Add ginger and cayenne; cook 1 minute.
2
Add sweet potato, 2 cups water, tomato juice, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, until potatoes are soft, about 15 minutes. Let cool slightly.
15 min
3
Ladle soup into the bowl of a food processor. Add peanut butter. Cover and process until smooth. Pour into a clean pan.
4
Heat soup over low heat. Add remaining 1/2 cup water to thin, if desired. Ladle into soup bowls and top each serving with green onions.