SWEET POTATO AND PEANUT SOUP

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Categories     Potato     Soup/Stew     Brunch     Dinner     Lunch

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 tablespoons Butter
1/2 cup Celery - chopped
1 1/4 cups Onion - chopped
1 clove Garlic - minced
3/4 cup Leek - chopped
3 cups Sweet Potato - peeled, sliced
1 quart Chicken broth
3 tablespoons Peanut Butter
1/2 stick Cinnamon
3/4 cup Peanuts - roasted and chopped
2 tablespoons Molasses
1 1/4 cups Cream
1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg - grated

Steps:

  • Melt butter in soup pot over medium heat
  • add celery onion garlic and leek and cook to softened 5 minutes
  • add sweet potatoes broth peanut butter and cinnamon stick, bring to a simmer and cook for 25 minutes to tender
  • remove and discard stick. Puree soup (and strain if you want)
  • Return to soup pot and add 1/2 cup cream over low heat. Salt to taste. Do not let boil
  • Combine remaining cream with molasses, nutmeg, pinch salt. Whip to stiff peaks.
  • Serve with dollop of whipped cream and garnish with chopped peanuts (optional)

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