Groundnut Soup with Chicken

Name: Groundnut Soup with Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Sierra Leone
Ingredients: 700 g Chicken Thigh (cut into large pieces); 160 g Onion (finely chopped); 12 g Garlic (crushed); 250 g Tomato (finely chopped); 40 g Tomato Paste; 180 g Peanut Butter; 40 ml Palm Oil; 1100 ml Meat Stock; 4 g Chili Powder; 10 g Salt; 2 g Black Pepper

Sierra Leonean groundnut soup combines chicken with tomato, onion, chili, palm oil, and peanut butter. The peanut mixture is simmered until smooth and the chicken is cooked safely.

Prep

20m

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Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

811kcal

Calories

67g

Protein

54g

Fat

22g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

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Ingredients

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700g
Chicken Thigh (cut into large pieces)
160g
Onion (finely chopped)
12g
Garlic (crushed)
250g
Tomato (finely chopped)
40g
Tomato Paste
180g
Peanut Butter
40ml
Palm Oil
1.1l
Meat Stock
4g
Chili Powder
10g
Salt
2g
Black Pepper

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Method

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7 steps

01
Heat the palm oil in a soup pot and cook the onion until soft.
02
Add the garlic, tomato, and tomato paste and cook until thickened.
03
Add the chicken thigh pieces and turn them in the base.
04
Pour in the meat stock and bring to a gentle simmer.
05
Whisk the peanut butter with hot stock until smooth, then stir it into the pot with the chili powder.
06
Simmer until the chicken thigh pieces reach 74°C (165°F) and the soup is velvety.
07
Season with the salt and black pepper and serve hot.

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