African Peanut Soup
I made this soup at our St. Nicholas pot-luck celebration at Holy Trinity in St. Paul, MN (my home parish) and everyone LOVED it. I think Biss might have mentioned wanting the recipe too. It is hearty for those fast days when you need a little protein. Its from MCC's "Extending the Table." Enjoy!
2 Tb. oil
1 C. chopped onions
1 red pepper, chopped
2 teaspoon chopped garlic
1/4 C. rice (short brown is best)
4-5 C veg. stock
1 C. canned tomatoes (I use chopped instead of whole)
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
salt/ pepper to taste
1/2 C. chunky Peanut butter
1 teaspoon chopped thyme
Heat oil in soup pot over med. heat, add onion, peppers, garlic & saute until soft. Add rice, stock, and tomotoes w/out the juice, pepper flakes, salt/pepper.
Simmer for 45 mins or until rice is soft. Wisk in peanut butter until well belended. Smmer 5 min. Season w/ salt and pepper. Serve sprinkled with thyme.
Freezes well.
2 Tb. oil
1 C. chopped onions
1 red pepper, chopped
2 teaspoon chopped garlic
1/4 C. rice (short brown is best)
4-5 C veg. stock
1 C. canned tomatoes (I use chopped instead of whole)
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
salt/ pepper to taste
1/2 C. chunky Peanut butter
1 teaspoon chopped thyme
Heat oil in soup pot over med. heat, add onion, peppers, garlic & saute until soft. Add rice, stock, and tomotoes w/out the juice, pepper flakes, salt/pepper.
Simmer for 45 mins or until rice is soft. Wisk in peanut butter until well belended. Smmer 5 min. Season w/ salt and pepper. Serve sprinkled with thyme.
Freezes well.
Labels: Lenten
posted by Katrina | 12/20/2005 05:29:00 p.m.
4 Comments:
That sounds sooo good.
My brother-in-law's mother makes something like this, but with chicken, as a dish for large groups. The peanut soup itself is a little thicker (the name of the recipe itself it "groundnut stew"--they were missionaries in Burkina Faso) and guests have a dozen or so chopped topping that you can add to it. Just think tropical and start chopping: red pepper, coconut, mango, jalapenos, sultanas, cashews, peanuts, bananas, celery, red onions, mandarin oranges. The result is very colorful and very good. Leave out the chicken and it's fastable.
I just made this...it was good, though I am not a huge fan of tomatoes in soup. I'm sure I will make it again sometime, though I will definitely use fresh tomatoes and not canned.
I added a fair bit of pepper, and will add more red pepper flakes next time.
I also added whole peanuts at the end. Yum.
Thanks for the recipe, Katie.
this soup was amazing! will be making it for a couple of potlucks we have coming up this week.
thanks for the recipe
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