Vegan- West African Peanut Soup

Vegan Momma is very inspiring. While reading her blog about an impromptu variation Opal created of West African Peanut Soup, I was moved to post the original recipe. You must visit Vegan Momma's blog sometime.




West African Peanut Soup

By: DrumNWrite

Original recipe yield:
10 servings
PREP TIME 20 Min
COOK TIME 1 Hr
READY IN 1 Hr 20 Min


INGREDIENTS

* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 2 medium onions, very finely diced
* 2 large bell peppers, (any color) finely chopped
* 6 large cloves garlic, minced
* 1 (28 ounce) can chopped tomatoes with juice
* 8 cups vegetable broth
* 1/4 teaspoon pepper
* 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
* 1/2 cup uncooked rice
* 1 (18 ounce) jar creamy peanut butter
* chopped roasted peanuts (optional)

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat olive oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Cook onion, bell pepper, and garlic until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes with their juice, vegetable broth, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
2. Add rice to soup and stir. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 25 minutes, or until rice is tender.
3. When rice is cooked, whisk in peanut butter and return to a simmer, and serve. Garnish with chopped roasted peanuts, if desired.