West African groundnut soup

Method

1. In a large heavy-based pot, fry the onion and apple in the vegetable oil until golden.

2. Add the tomato paste and peanut butter and mix in well. Add the stock, salt and cayenne pepper, bring to the boil and simmer the soup for 15 minutes.

3. Allow the soup to cool, then stir in the yoghurt and chill.

4 Serve garnished with chopped coriander and the toasted peanuts, accompanied by the Black-eyed Pea Fritters, slices of toast, salad or grilled meat.

Cooks Notes:
Ashbell McElveen's home town of New York is known for great ethnic cooking from around the world. 116th Street in Harlem is now home to a huge population of West Africans; this is a taste of the many restaurants there, and the ones springing up in Midtown.

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i think there is a different way of preparing this soup

Ingredients

1 large sweet onion, such as Spanish or Vidalia, finely chopped
1 apple, peeled, cored and finely chopped
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp tomato paste
225g chunky or creamy peanut butter
1 litre chicken or vegetable stock
½ tsp Salt
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
500ml plain low-fat yogurt
chopped coriander, to garnish
115g shelled peanuts, gently toasted in a dry frying pan

To serve:

Black-eyed Pea Fritters
slices of toast
salad or grilled meat

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