African peanut soup: tomato, peanut and swiss chard

Ingredients

The broth:

• 2 cups water
• 1 vegetable stock cube
• 1 red onion
• 1 cup water
• 1 Tbsp fresh ginger
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp salt
• 5 oz Swiss chards
• 1 cup peanuts (or 3/4 cup unsweetened peanut butter)
• 1 cup tomato paste
• 1 Tbsp sriracha sauce

Materials

• pot, blender, ladle

Preparation

• Chop the onion, garlic cloves, and fresh ginger. Remove the stems from the Swiss chard and cut them into strips.
• The broth:
  Bring the water and stock cube to a boil. Add the onion, garlic, salt, and ginger, and let it simmer on medium heat for 20 minutes.
  
• Blend the peanuts to make a peanut butter and mix it with the tomato paste in a heatproof container. Add a ladle of broth to loosen the mixture, then add it to the broth. Stir well.
• Add the additional cup of water and mix well. Finally, add the Swiss chard and sriracha sauce, and mix. Cook for 15 minutes on low to medium heat, stirring occasionally.
  
• And there you have it, your African Peanut Soup is ready! This soup is quite thick, so you can also enjoy it with rice. Feel free to sprinkle some peanuts on top.

Observations

For Swiss chard, you can use the white part if you prefer.

What can replace Swiss chard?
You can substitute Swiss chard with Bok choy, kale, or Chinese cabbage if desired.

What is sriracha sauce?
Sriracha sauce is a spicy Asian sauce that you can easily find in the Asian aisle of your supermarket.

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