African Spicy Peanut Soup Recipe

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Ingredients

• 3 cups stock or 3 cups water
• 2 slices fresh ginger
• 1 sweet potato, peeled and chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 yellow pepper, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne or 2 fresh chili peppers
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• salt and pepper

Directions

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over high heat.
• Add pepper, ginger, carrots, garlic, onions and cayenne or chilies.
• Cook for 2 minutes, then add potato and stock.
• Bring to the boil and simmer 10 minutes.
• Transfer the vegetables to a food processor and purée until smooth.
• Return the purée to the saucepan and stir in peanut butter and tomato juice or mash the vegetables in the saucepan until slightly lumpy.
• Add sugar, salt and pepper.
• Serve sprinkled with green onions.