Peanut Butter And Celery Soup Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER AND CELERY SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan, place chopped celery and water and cover; bring to a boil and boil for about 20 minutes or until celery is tender but not mushy.
• In a separate large saucepan, make a thin white sauce with the butter, flour, milk and salt and pepper.
• When creamy, add undrained celery and peanut butter; stir together well.
• When soup is well blended and creamy, taste; add more salt and pepper if desired.

PEANUT BUTTER AND PIMENTO CHEESE-STUFFED CELERY

Steps:

• Spread peanut butter into one half of the hollow in each celery stalk. Spread pimento cheese spread into the other half. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 20 minutes.

CELERY AND PEANUT BUTTER

Steps:

• Clean the celery and cut into 4-inch lengths. (This is about three pieces per stalk).
• Spread peanut butter as to fill the "furrow" of the celery.
• Some people like the "crunchy" peanut butter.
• Serve to kids with an ice cold glass of 2% milk.

PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy soup pot melt the butter. Add the onion, garlic, flour and peanut butter. Stir until very smooth. Beat in the stock and season well with salt and pepper. Simmer over low heat until thick, about 20 minutes. Stir in the cream and heat through. Serve warm with ground peanuts.

INDONESIAN PEANUT-CELERY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a 2-quart pot over medium heat and add the onion, celery, and garlic and cook, stirring, for about 5 minutes, until the vegetables have softened. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and let them steam for about 10 minutes, stirring once. Add the Chicken Stock and whisk in the peanut butter, a little at a time. Bring to a boil, whisking, and add the ketjap manis and sambal oelek, and a little more stock or water if the soup is too thick. Simmer about 10 minutes, then let it cool. Working in batches if necessary, puree the soup in a blender and return it to the pot. Heat the soup to the desired temperature, adjusting the seasonings (add more chile paste, if desired) and consistency (add more stock or water, if needed). Garnish with roasted peanuts and serve.

CHESTNUT AND CELERY SOUP

Steps:

• In a kettle cook the onion, the garlic, the bay leaf, and the thyme in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until the onion is softened, add the celery and the carrots, and cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add the chestnuts, the potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces, the broth, 2 1/2 cups water, and salt and pepper to taste, simmer the mixture, covered, for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the chestnuts and the potato are very tender, and discard the bay leaf. In a blender puree the mixture in batches until it is smooth and return it to the kettle. The soup may be prepared 1 day in advance, cooled uncovered, and kept covered and chilled. Heat the soup, stirring, until it is hot and serve it with the sour cream.

PEANUT BUTTER STUFFED CELERY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, peanut butter and cream until smooth; stir in the onion. Stuff or pipe into celery; sprinkle with peanuts if desired. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.