Peppery Peanut Soup

Total Time: 48 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 5 green onions, chopped
• 1/3 cup celery, chopped (one rib)
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 2/3 cups chicken stock or 1 2/3 cups vegetable stock
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup peanut butter, smooth
• 2 fresh cayenne peppers, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 cup peanuts, roasted and chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat olive oil in a large stock pot, medium heat.
• 2 add green onions and celery and saute until soft, approx 8 minutes.
• 3 blend in flour (i always whisk flour into hot items) until roux is formed.
• 4 add stock and milk and heat stirring well until thickened (15 minutes or so).
• 5 reserving stock, strain vegetables and puree in food processor.
• 6 return pureed vegetables to stock.
• 7 reheat on low to medium low fire.
• 8 add peanut butter and whisk until well blended.
• 9 add chilies and lemon juice and heat over medium low fire until simmering (another 15 minutes).
• 10 add salt to taste and garnish with peanuts and chives.