Creamy Peanut Soup Recipes

CREAMY CHICKEN PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4 quart saucepan saute celery and onion in butter overmedium-high heat. Saute until celery and onion are tender, approximately five minutes.
• Remove from heat and add the flour and peanut butter, stirring until melted. Once melted gradually stir in chicken broth.
• Return to medium-high heat and bring to boil for two minutes. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered approximately 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in heavy cream and heat through.

PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium. Add carrot and onion; season with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft but have not taken on any color, about 5 minutes. Add peanuts, broth, and 3 cups water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until peanuts are tender, about 1 hour, 20 minutes.
• Working in batches (do not fill jar more than halfway), puree soup in a blender until smooth, about 1 minute. (Or use an immersion blender.) Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing on solids to remove as much liquid as possible. Return to pot and reheat over low, if necessary.
• Stir lemon juice into soup. Season with salt and pepper and serve, topped with apple, red-pepper flakes, and a drizzle of oil.

CREAM OF PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• MELT butter in medium saucepan. Cook celery and onion until onion is tender, but not browned. Stir in flour and cook about one minute. Whisk in chicken broth, cooking until thickened and bubbly.
• REMOVE from heat. Puree mixture in batches, in a blender, until smooth. Return to saucepan.
• ADD the peanut butter and milk, stirring to blend thoroughly. Heat through, but do not boil. Serve hot or cold. Garnish with snipped chives and chopped peanuts, if desired.

SAVORY CREAM OF PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and celery in hot butter until soft, about 8 minutes. Stir flour into butter to incorporate. Gradually whisk chicken stock into flour mixture. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat. Stir peanut butter and evaporated milk into stock until peanut butter melts into the mixture. Return saucepan to low heat. Cook at a simmer until flavors have blended, about 15 minutes. Garnish with roasted peanuts to serve.

CREAMY PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat.
• Add onion, celery, red pepper flakes and garlic.
• Cook 5 minutes or until tender.
• Sprinkle flour over mixture.
• Stirring constantly, cook one minutes until well blended.
• Whisking constantly, add chicken broth, peanut butter and soy sauce.
• Reduce heat to medium-low; whisking frequently, simmer about 15 minutes.
• Garnish with peanuts and serve hot.

VIRGINIA PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a heavy bottomed pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 10 minutes. Bring the chicken stock to a boil in a medium saucepan. Whisk in the flour all at once and cook until the mixture has a toasty aroma. Whisk the stock into the flour mixture in a slow, steady stream until smooth. Add the heavy cream and peanut butter to the soup and stir to combine. Stir in the hot sauce and lime juice and season, to taste. Garnish with the chopped peanuts and scallions.

CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan (over low heat), stir soup into peanut butter; adding a little at a time, stir until well blended.
• Add milk, heat through; stirring occasionally.
• If desired, season soup with a bit of black pepper.
• Yields: 2 servings.