Easy West African Peanut Soup

[System610]

This was a great recipe, I added bell peppers to it, and we used a fresh potato in place of flakes.  Mmm, the tobasco is fantastic in it.  Next time though, we're going to use shredded carrots, they just took TOO long to cook.  then we topped it with ground pepper, tobasco and crushed dry roasted peanuts, MMMM!!!!

[CloveandVanilla]

Does anyone know if this type of soup would freeze well? I'd love to make some, but I don't think my husband would like it. My daughter might, but she doesn't eat things that are spicy so I'm not sure. I'd hate to make the whole thing and then not be able to finish it all.

However, if it freezes well, I can save some for later!

 

[fergalicious]

I made this recipe and tried freezing the leftovers... they were ok, but definitely not as good as the original!

Does anyone know if this type of soup would freeze well? I'd love to make some, but I don't think my husband would like it. My daughter might, but she doesn't eat things that are spicy so I'm not sure. I'd hate to make the whole thing and then not be able to finish it all.

However, if it freezes well, I can save some for later!

 

[blushinmuffin]

easy to make, indeed, and excellent to boot.

[adamcrisis]

this was awesome

I actually put in steamed potatos because I didnt have the flakes, and I added some red pepper flakes for a bit of a bite

next time I think Id go a little lighter on the PB, just because the PB was such a dominate taste.

[luki]

I concur. This is easy, really good and different. I was out of carrots so I threw in diced beets instead, which gave the soup a pretty wild colour. Other slight modifications: I put in only 1/2 cup of peanut butter (gradually and tasting the soup as I went along), and added some leafy greens toward the end of cooking. Also NO potato flakes for me. I just used the same quantity of diced raw potato and put it in at the start with the beets (carrots). Couldn't agree more with the importance of scallions here, and the absolutely crucial dashes of Tabasco. Thanks for the recipe!!

[prettyin_punk]

this was really good! i haven't eaten anythign this hearty for a while. i downsized this recipe for one and used srichia sauce instead of tabasco and french fries instead of potato flakes.

thanks

[gravyboat]

Definately a fabulous winter soup. I added a little tomato paste and habanero hot sauce and white pepper. Dee-lish.

[moe.safesoul]

 
Delicious

[Living_My_Truth]

Yum, so good!!  I didn't make any changes.

[cleo_isis_0719]

This was great! In addition to the carrots I added a ton of other veggies, and also some sliced boca "smoked sausage." I served it with spiral pasta and it was a big hit!  I will certainly make this again.  Also, I should note that the leftovers were fantastic the next day!

[xmissingpeacex]

This was way more delicious than I anticipated! It wasn't too sweet until I added the Tobasco, my boyfriend added so much of it because he likes it. Whoever mentioned adding even more scallions, fresh, was 100% correct. It's delicious that way. We used a whole bunch of scallions, in fact. Potato flakes were not an option as I could not find vegan ones, they either had milk or mono and diglycerides in them... so beware. So I grated 1/4 fresh potato and grated 2 carrots because I saw someone's comment saying they weren't cooked well enough. I am extremely happy with this recipe! Yum!

[awnree1]

I LOVED this recipe! I made about 5 recipes over the  couple of days I had off and this is one of my favorites. I will be making this in the future.

[RedHedM]

There is a similar recipe called just "African Stew" in the Becoming Vegetarian book by Melina and Davis.  Their stew has yams, onions, chick peas, rice,greens (collards,kale), and fresh lemon juice.   I absolutely love that version so this one seemed a little lacking in the veggie category but was good regardless.  I did add some collards just because I had them in the fridge.  I think adding the juice of at least one lemon makes a huge difference in this soup.  Also, I am not sure you really need THAT much peanut butter since it has such a strong flavor.  Blending 1/4 cup of peanut butter with about 1/2 cup of the soup liquid helps emulsify it so it does not get too gritty in the soup.  The chili sauce is a must.  I used Asian hot chili sauce and it was great.