African Yam And Peanut Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 cups vegetable stock
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 large yellow onion, diced
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 6 tablespoons minced ginger
• 4 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 4 medium yams, roughly chopped
• 1 (14 ounce) can pineapple
• 3 ripe tomatoes, chopped
• 5 tablespoons natural smooth peanut butter
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
• 2 limes, juice of
• favourite hot sauce, to taste

Recipe

• 1 heat stock. i actually only use about 4 cups of stock, because i like my soup thick.
• 2 in a big soup pot, heat oil. saute onions with a pinch of salt for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. add garlic, ginger and spices and sauté until everything's soft.
• 3 stir in red peppers and yams, cooking them until they start to stick to the bottom of the pot.
• 4 add stock, bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer. cover and simmer until yams are tender.
• 5 add pineapple with juice, tomatoes and peanut butter and simmer 30 minutes. add stock if needed.
• 6 purée the soup until smooth. i just use my blender.
• 7 season to taste with more salt, pineapple juice and/or hot sauce. just before serving, add chopped cilantro and fresh lime juice.