Grammy's Recipe Book Soups

West African Peanut Soup

From Abay

Prep
25 min
Cook
40 min
Total
1 hr 5 minstart to eating

Times are our estimates for Grammy's recipe, with unhurried prep.

Grammy's handwritten page for West African Peanut Soup
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As written

Word for word from her page, with her spelling and line breaks. [?] marks a word we couldn't read.

West African Peanut Soup -
Abay[?]

6 cups veg broth
1 med red onion chopped
2 TBSP. minced ginger
4 cloves minced garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1 bunch collard greens or kale
ribs removed + cut into strips
3/4 cups unsalted peanut butter
1/2 cup tomato paste
hot sauce sriracha

1/2 cup peanuts for garnish

In a medium Dutch oven bring
broth to a boil add onion ginger
garlic + salt cook on med/low
20 min

In a heat proof bowl combine PB
and tomato paste then transfer
1-2 cups of hot stock to bowl. Whisk
until smooth then pour back into the soup
and mix well then add greens + season
with hot sauce simmer for approx 15 min.

Grammy's recipe

Her recipe, typed out to cook from: her amounts and her words, with abbreviations spelled out and the steps numbered.

Ingredients

  • 6 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 medium red onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons minced ginger
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 bunch collard greens or kale, ribs removed, cut into strips
  • ¾ cup unsalted peanut butter
  • ½ cup tomato paste
  • Hot sauce (sriracha)
  • ½ cup peanuts, for garnish

Method

  1. In a medium Dutch oven, bring the broth to a boil. Add the onion, ginger, garlic and salt, and cook on medium-low for 20 minutes.
  2. In a heatproof bowl, combine the peanut butter and tomato paste. Add 1–2 cups of the hot broth and whisk until smooth.
  3. Pour it back into the soup and mix well.
  4. Add the greens, season with hot sauce, and simmer about 15 minutes.
  5. Garnish with peanuts.

Ideas to play with

Twists and variations to try. Suggestions, not hers.

  • Sweet potato

    Add 2 cubed sweet potatoes with the onion for a heartier soup.

  • With chicken

    Stir in shredded rotisserie chicken with the greens.

  • Over rice

    Ladle over rice for a full dinner.

  • Lime and cilantro

    Finish each bowl with a squeeze of lime and chopped cilantro.