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* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Groundnut Soup

 

Recipe By : Classic African by Rosamund Grant

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Soups Vegetarian

African Dairy Restricted

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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3 Tablespoons Pure Groundnut Paste -- -Or-

Peanut Butter

1 1/2 Liters Vegetable Broth -- -Or-

Water

2 Tablespoons Tomato Puree

1 Onion -- Chopped

2 Slices Fresh Ginger Root

1/4 Teaspoon Dried Thyme

1 Bay Leaf

Salt -- To Taste

Chili Powder -- To Taste

225 Grams White Yam -- Diced

10 Small Okra -- Trimmed

 

1. Place the groundnut paste or peanut butter in a mixing bowl and pour in

100 milliliters of the vegetable broth or water and the tomato puree. Blend

together to make a smooth paste.

 

2. Spoon the mixture into a saucepan and add the onion, ginger, thyme, bay

leaf, salt, chili powder and remaining stock.

 

3. Heat gently until simmering, then cook for 1 hour, stirring from time to

time t prevent the nut mixture from sticking.

 

4. Add the white yam cubes, cook for a further 10 minutes, then add the

okra, if using, and simmer until both are tender.

 

Serve at once.

 

 

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NOTES : Groundnuts (or peanuts) are very widely used in sauces in African

cooking. You'll find groundnut paste in health food shops - it makes a

wonderfully rich soup, but you could use peanut butter instead if you

prefer. Traditionally the okra are chopped, which gives the soup a slightly

" tacky " consistency.

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