Groundnut Soup

Ingredients

• 500 g chicken or beef
• 1 cup roasted groundnuts, unsalted
• 3 red bell peppers
• 2 scotch bonnet peppers
• 1 medium onion
• 1/2 cup palm oil
• 1 tablespoon ground crayfish
• 1 teaspoon seasoning powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups meat stock
• 1 handful spinach or ugu, sliced

How to make it

1. Cook the chicken or beef until tender and reserve the stock.
2. Blend roasted groundnuts into a fine powder or smooth paste.
3. Blend peppers and onion separately.
4. Heat palm oil in a pot and cook the blended pepper for 7 minutes.
5. Add groundnut paste and stir continuously to prevent burning.
6. Gradually add meat stock while stirring until smooth.
7. Add crayfish, seasoning and salt.
8. Add cooked meat and simmer for 15 minutes.
9. Add sliced greens and cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
10. Adjust the consistency with stock if needed.