Curried peanut soup

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 tablespoon Peanut oil
1 medium Onion, halved, sliced
3 Minced garlic cloves
3 tablespoons Curry powder
4 cups (or more) chicken stock or canned broth
⅓ cup Rice
3 mediums Carrots, peeled, sliced
½ cup Creamy peanut butter (do not use old-fashioned style or freshly
Ground)
1½ teaspoon Sugar

Directions

finely chopped green onions chopped fresh cilantro Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, and curry powder and saute' until onion is translucent, about 6 minutes. Add 4 cups stock and bring to a boil. Stir in rice and carrots. Reduce heat and simmer until rice is very tender, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Puree half of soup in blender or processor with peanut butter. Return puree to sacepan. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Stir soup until heated through, thinning with more stock, if desired. Do not boil.

Mix in sugar. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with green onions and cilantro. Makes 4 servings.

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