At Roxanne's request

This is a sweet potato soup recipe from one of my favorite cookbooks, Vegetarian Planet by Didi Emmons. I didn't get around to trying it for a while, because I thought the combination of ingredients might not work. It is, however, quite good.

Note: you can double this if you want; I've halved it from the original because D doesn't like sweet potatoes, so I just make it for one.

African Tomato and Peanut Soup

1 tbsp canola oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tsp minced fresh ginger
3/4 tsp ground cumin seeds
3/4 tsp ground coriander seeds
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1 pinch ground cloves
1 tomato
1 large sweet potato, peeled and coarsely chopped
1 carrot, coarsely chopped
2 1/4 c water
1/2 t salt
1 pinch cayenne
1/8 dry-roasted, unsalted peanuts
1 tbsp peanut butter

1. In a large saucepan or small stockpot, heat the oil over med heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 min or until the onion browns around the edges. Add the garlic, ginger and spices (but not the cayenne), and cook for 3 more min, stirring often.

2. Add the tomato, sweet potato and carrot, and cook for 5 min.

3. Add the water and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover the pot, and simmer the soup for 30 min.

4. With a food processor or blender, blend the soup (in batches, if necessary) almost to a puree. Taste, and add the cayenne. Add the peanuts and peanut butter, and whisk until the peanut butter is fully incorporated.

5. To serve, reheat the soup, and ladle it into bowls.

I usually don't reheat the soup, but if you like it steaming hot, you might want to. There is also an optional cilantro garnish that I never bother with :)

Comments

Roxanne said…
Thanks! Is this the halved version (aka serves one person) ?

It sounds yummy. I'll tell you how it goes over with the fam.
Bearette said…
it is the halved version. i hope you like it!

a couple exceptions: i didn't halve the oil - that stays the same. and the original recipe calls for 3 tomatoes (i cut it down to 1 because 1 1/2 is silly ;)
Anonymous said…
Not to be repetitive, but I so love that rigatoni recipe you posted! (the one with garlic, basil, tomatoes, and white beans)

Oh, mmm... now I'm hungry.
Bearette said…
i'm glad you like it! i actually make the other rigatoni one, with just rigatoni, cannellini and tomatoes, more often because i can be a bit lazy at the grocery store. but the one you mentioned is really good.
Anonymous said…
Well, I had another huge basil plant this year, so that part was easy. :)
Caro said…
That sounds delicious!
Bearette said…
it is very good. can't go wrong with sweet potatoes.

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