Healthy Soups Recipes - Peanut Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter

• 2 or 3 ribs celery, finely chopped

• 1 medium onion, finely chopped

• 2 quarts chicken broth

• 1/2 teaspoon salt or Vege-Sal

• 1 1/4 cups natural or smooth peanut butter

• 1 teaspoon guar gum (optional)

• 2 cups half-and-half or heavy cream

• Salted peanuts, chopped

Serves 5

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Method:

1. Melt the butter in a skillet, and sauté the celery and onion in the butter. Add the broth, salt, and peanut butter, and stir. Cover and simmer on the lowest temperature for at least 1 hour, stirring now and then.

2. If you're using guar gum (it makes the soup thicker without adding carbs; most peanut soup is thickened with flour), scoop 1 cup of the soup out of the kettle about 15 minutes before you want to serve it. Add the guar gum to this cup, run the mixture through the blender for a few seconds, and whisk it back into the soup.

3. Stir in the half-and-half, and simmer for another 15 minutes. Garnish with the peanuts.