Senegalese Chicken And Peanut Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup curry powder
• 1 tablespoon yellow curry paste
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 1 quart diced tomatoes with juice
• 4 cups cooked chicken, diced (i used one whole cooked chicken)
• 3/4 teaspoon sambal oelek chili paste (red chile paste)
• 1 cup chunky peanut butter
• 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
• 1 bunch cilantro, chopped
• lemon juice, to taste (i used the juice of 1 small lemon)

Recipe

• 1 saute onion, garlic and cayenne in oil until onion is translucent.
• 2 stir in curry powder and curry paste; saute 1 minute.
• 3 add chicken stock and tomatoes in juice; bring to a boil, then simmer for 15 minutes.
• 4 add cooked chicken and sambal; simmer for 10 minutes.
• 5 whisk in peanut butter a little at a time until incorporated; add coconut milk and stir to incorporate.
• 6 turn soup to low and add cilantro and lemon juice to brighten the taste; check seasoning.