Best 7 Caribbean Peanut Soup Recipes

VEGETARIAN PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the broth and water in a medium Dutch oven or stock pot. Bring the mixture to a boil, then add the onion, ginger, garlic and salt. Cook on medium-low heat for 20 minutes.
• In a medium-sized, heat-safe mixing bowl, combine the peanut butter and tomato paste, then transfer 1 to 2 cups of the hot stock to the bowl. Whisk the mixture together until smooth, then pour the peanut mixture back into the soup and mix well. Stir in the collard greens and season the soup with hot sauce to taste.
• Simmer for about 15 more minutes on medium-low heat, stirring often. Season with additional salt or hot sauce if desired. Serve over cooked brown rice if you'd like, and top with a sprinkle of chopped peanuts.

AFRICAN PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium high heat. Cook onions and bell peppers until lightly browned and tender, stirring in garlic when almost done to prevent burning. Stir in tomatoes, vegetable stock, pepper, and chili powder. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
• Stir in rice, cover, and simmer another fifteen minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in peanut butter until well blended, and serve.

CARIBBEAN PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Put peanut butter in food processor. Add onion. Process until well-combined. With the machine running, pour in stock.
• Put it in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Simmer until it thickens, about 7 minutes. Stir occasionally; don't let it scorch. Slowly stir in milk or cream. Season with salt and cayenne. Serve with simple crackers.

SOPA DE AMENDOIM (CARIBBEAN CHICKEN AND PEANUT SOUP)

Steps:

• Soak salt beef in water for 1 hour; then drain.
• In saucepan, heat oil and saute onion over medium-high heat.
• Add garlic, and stir for about 30 seconds.
• Add beef and chicken stock and bring to a boil.
• Let simmer until beef is tender (1 hour).
• Add chicken and simmer for 40 more minutes, stirring frequently.
• Whisk in peanut butter, then add sugar, jalapeno, salt, pepper, and cumin.
• Simmer 25-30 minutes and serve hot.

CARIBBEAN POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onions in oil until tender. Add the garlic, ginger and spices; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in broth and potato. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in kale and okra. Return to a boil; cover and simmer 10 minutes longer or until potato is tender. Add the milk, tomatoes, peas and lime juice; heat through.

SAHARAN WEST AFRICAN PEANUT AND PINEAPPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Soak dried pineapple in a bowl of water until softened, at least 30 minutes; drain.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir sweet onion, celery, and leek in hot oil until tender, about 4 minutes.
• Sprinkle curry powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, and salt over the vegetables; stir to coat. Cook and stir until strongly fragrant, about 4 minutes more.
• Add peanut butter to the pot. Drain about half the juice from the tomatoes and discard; pour remaining tomatoes and juice into the pot. Cook until the tomatoes soften, about 5 minutes. Pour 3 cups water into the pot; add drained pineapple.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer soup for 1 hour. Stir cream, green onion, and garlic into the soup.

PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Place the peanuts in a food processor and process until the mixture is smooth and buttery, stopping the machine to scrape down the sides as necessary. If you are using peanut butter, just place it in the processor. Add the onion and process until well combined.With the machine running, pour in the stock.
• Transfer the peanut mixture to a saucepan and place over medium-low heat. Simmer until the mixture thickens, about 7 minutes. Slowly stir in the milk, then season with salt and cayenne. Serve with simple crackers.