Groundnut Soup

Name: Groundnut Soup
Ingredients: 1 5 1/2 to 6 pound chicken, cut into eigths; 2 tablespoons salt, or to taste; 1 teaspoon pepper; 2 medium yellow onions, trimmed and peeled; 2 carrots, trimmed and peeled; 1 6-ounce can tomato paste; 8 ounces peanut butter; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper; 2 tablespoons dry white wine

10 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 5 1/2 to 6 pound chicken, cut into eigths
2 tablespoons salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon pepper
2 medium yellow onions, trimmed and peeled
2 carrots, trimmed and peeled
1 6-ounce can tomato paste
8 ounces peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 tablespoons dry white wine

Directions

1

Place the chicken in a large stock pot and cover with 2 quarts of water.
2

Add the salt, pepper, onions and carrots.
3

Simmer over medium heat for 45 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
4

Remove the chicken, onion and carrot and reserve for other purposes.
5

Add the tomato paste, peanut butter (blended with a bit of the stock before you return it to the pot), cayenne and red pepper to the pot.
6

Heat gently over low heat for 10 minutes, or until the oil rises to the top of the stock.
7

Skim off the oil and cool to room temperature.
8

Stir in the white wine.
9

Chill thoroughly before serving.