Peanut Soup

Name: Peanut Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 cups unsalted roasted peanuts or 1 cup peanut butter; 2 cups unsalted roasted peanuts or 1 cup peanut butter; 1 medium onion, peeled and quartered; 1 quart chicken or vegetable stock, preferably homemade; 1 quart chicken or vegetable stock, preferably homemade; 1 cup milk or heavy cream; 1 cup milk or heavy cream; Salt to taste; Cayenne, hot red pepper flakes, or Tabasco sauce to taste; Cayenne, hot red pepper flakes, or Tabasco sauce to taste; Cayenne, hot red pepper flakes, or Tabasco sauce to taste

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

This unusual soup is popular in the Dutch Caribbean and the island of St. Kitts, where peanuts are called—as they are in much of the world—groundnuts. Though many groundnuts have a stronger flavor than American varieties, you can use any unsalted roasted peanuts—or even peanut butter—in this rich soup.

Ingredients

2 cups unsalted roasted peanuts or 1 cup peanut butter
1 medium onion

Soup
Gluten-free
Caribbean

Method

Place the peanuts in a food processor and process until the mixture is smooth and buttery, stopping the machine to scrape down the sides as necessary. If you are using peanut butter, just place it in the processor. Add the onion and process until well combined. With the machine running, pour in the stock.
Transfer the peanut mixture to a saucepan and place over