Peanut soup
4
Points® value
Total Time
1 hr 5 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
Mafe, or Senegalese groundnut stew, is a rich, creamy peanut soup, often including chicken or other proteins. In America, a later rendition of the soup became known as Virginia peanut soup, and is still popular and often served in restaurants. This version is vegetarian, with sweet potatoes filling in for meat, allowing the peanuts to be the heroes in this delicious and filling soup.
Ingredients
Vegetable oil
1 tsp(s)
Onion
1 medium
Kosher salt
1 tsp(s), or more to taste, divided
Garlic
5 clove(s), large, finely chopped
Ginger root
1 piece(s), 2 inches, peeled and chopped
Scotch bonnet
1 pepper(s), or habanero chile, seeds and ribs removed, finely chopped
Canned tomato paste
1 tbsp(s)
Canned crushed tomatoes
28 oz
Fat free reduced sodium vegetable broth
2 cup(s)
Reduced sodium peanut butter
8 tbsp(s), or unsalted variety
Sweet potato
2 medium, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes (about 2 cups)
Black pepper
¼ tsp(s), coarsely ground, or more to taste
Peanuts
1½ tbsp(s), roasted, crushed