S E N E G A L E S E CAFÉ SPECIAL

PEANUT SERVES ! to "

ACTIVE TIME THIS SOUP# BASED ON A ! tablespoons oil $ cups Vegetable Stock %page !&"' !" MINS ! popular called mafé# " cup yellow onion# finely chopped ! sweet potatoes# peeled and diced T O T A L T I M E probably gets its name from the " tablespoon peeled fresh # ½ cup crushed tomatoes # HR fact that Senegal was the hub of finely grated "½ teaspoons kosher salt VEGETARIAN the international peanut trade ! garlic cloves# finely chopped ! bay leaves during the colonial period" During " cup coarsely chopped skinless ¾ cup coconut milk the last half of the nineteenth raw # plus ! tablespoons chopped# for garnish ¹+₃ cup organic creamy peanut butter century# the French taxed Senega! Freshly ground black pepper lese farmers# whose only means " tablespoon curry powder " tablespoon tomato paste ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves# of paying was to grow peanuts# for garnish for which they received cash" All " jalapeño pepper# seeded and finely minced farmers were therefore encouraged to use part of their land to grow Pour the peanut oil into a large soup pot and heat over medium!low heat" peanuts" Veritable mountains Then add the onion# ginger# and garlic and cook until translucent# about of peanuts were being shipped $ minutes" Add the peanuts and cook for another % minutes" from West Africa to France for Add the curry powder! tomato paste# and jalapeño and cook over medium! processing into soap# wax# and low heat# stirring constantly# unitil the tomato paste has lightly caramelized# fodder" This rich curry!scented % to & minutes" soup is a reminder of that trade Now add the Vegetable Stock! sweet potatoes# crushed tomatoes# salt# in a soup bowl" and bay leaves and simmer uncovered for '( minutes# until the potatoes are tender" Remove "½ cups of the soup )making sure to include # sweet potatoes# and other vegetables* and process in a blender until smooth" Return the pureed soup to the pot and bring to a simmer" Add the coconut milk and cook for $ minutes" Reduce the heat to the lowest setting and stir in the peanut butter until fully incorporated" Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper to taste" Just before serving! garnish with the cilantro leaves and chopped peanuts"

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