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African Yam and Peanut Soup is for Soup.

African Yam and Peanut Soup takes 60 minutes to prepare.

African Yam and Peanut Soup takes 45 minutes to cook.

African Yam and Peanut Soup makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for African Yam and Peanut Soup are:

1 T vegetable oil
1/2 c onion
1 clove garlic
1 1/2 tsp fresh ginger root, minced
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1 1/2 c fresh tomatoes, diced
1 1/4 pound yams, peeled & chopped
1/2 c chopped carrot
1 1/2 c chopped celery
1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed & chopped
3 cups chicken or vegetable broth
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c creamy peanut butter
dash of cayenne pepper
1 T brown sugar (optional)

Here is how you make African Yam and Peanut Soup:

Heat oil in a large saucepan. Saute onion until browned, about 5 minutes. Mix in the garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, cinnamon and cloves. Stir in the tomatoes, yams, carrot, celery and jalapeno and continue to cook, stirring, for about 5 minutes. Add broth and salt. Bring to a boil and reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat. Puree soup in a food processor or blender until smooth. Return to saucepan and stir in peanut butter, cook until heated through. Mix in cayenne pepper and brown sugar, is desired. Makes approximately 5 cups.Number of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DRAMARULES.

The nutritional information for African Yam and Peanut Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 311.1

• Total Fat: 16.4 g
• Cholesterol: 3.0 mg
• Sodium: 959.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 37.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.0 g
• Protein: 7.7 g