Groundnut Soup Preparation with [cow, goat, chicken, dry fish]

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This is a staple African cuisine but is also eaten in East Asia and the United States.

Preparing this food means you have one of these foods on mind.

Serve with:

Banku
Rice balls
Plain/Coconut Rice
Fufu

Ingredients

• 2 medium onions
• 5 medium cloves garlic, divided
• 1-ounce fresh ginger
• 2 teaspoons tomato paste
• 1-pound meat (cow, goat, chicken, turkey)
• 1 hot chili pepper, such as Scotch bonnet
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter/paste
• 1 whole smoke-dried fish, such as tilapia, salmon, herrings
• Kosher salt
• Seasoning cubes

Instructions

• Wash and rinse meat thoroughly
• Chop into desirable sizes and place into a saucepan
• Add seasonings and salt to taste
• Blend onion, garlic, ginger and pepper until puree
• Pour blended mixture over meat and allow it steam (stir to avoid burning meat)
  

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• Pour the groundnut paste into a clean bowl/blender and add moderate amount of water
• Mix until smooth then add your tomato paste
• Pour the groundnut paste mixture to a separate pot and allow it simmer for about 5 – 10 minutes
• When oil form on top of groundnut mixture then it is ready. Turn off heat and set aside
  

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• Mix groundnut mixture with moderate water and then pour it over your steamed meat
• Stir thoroughly
• Wash and add your smoked fish bay leaf. Adjust salt too
• Allow to cook for 20 minutes
• Serve hot

Notes

Keep stirring your groundnut mixture to avoid getting a burnt soup!