African Peanut Soup

Modified from modernproper.com with a few additions from Fitmencook.com

Eric didn't think was great.  He said there was "something missing." He thinks it was salt.

I didn't think it was spicy enough.  I added red pepper flakes afterwards. 

I didn't add sweet potatoes because too much work.

I didn't add kale because...Eric

I also seasoned the chicken/marinated chicken from Fitmencook's recipe.

Ingredients:

-chicken tenders

-1 medium onion, chopped

-1 Tbsp ginger, minced - I used 2 Tbsp or more and good

-1 jalapeno, diced --> use 2 serranos instead??

-4 garlic cloves, minced - used more

-1/2 tsp pepper

-2 tsp cumin

-2 Tbsp tomato paste

-1 (14 oz) can crushed tomatoes

-4 cups of chicken stock 

-1 cup of creamy natural peanut butter

-1 (14 oz) can of chickpeas, drained

-Veggies used: bell pepper trio (consider sliced jalapenos here, too)

-1 sweet potato, peeled and diced

Fitmencook's spices for sauce - I used for chicken marinade and didn't measure out just sprinkled, but he added to the sauce

-2 tsp smoked paprika (wouldn't use next time, too strong flavor, try regular paprika?)

-2 tsp ground coriander

-1/2 tsp cayenne pepper - need more for spice

-2 bay leaves

Garnish (used the cilantro, but nothing else)

-cilantro

-lemon juice

-sea salt

-pepper

-chopped peanuts

Directions:

1. Cut and marinate chicken with salt, pepper, ground coriander (vs. cumin?), paprika? (not smoked?), and cayenne (use more). 

2. Cut veggies

3. Saute a little of the garlic + serrano --> add chicken. Set aside.

4. Saute garlic + onions + serrano until softened

5. Add ginger

6. Add pepper, cumin, tomato paste --> stir until paste darkens

*. Add sweet potatoes --> cook for another 3 min

7. Add crushed tomatoes, stock, peanut butter, bay leaves

*. Add sweet potatoes if you got them --> simmer for 15 min until potatoes tender

8. If no sweet potatoes, add in veggies + chickpeas and "simmer"

9. Add salt?

10. Garnish

I may try again with the sweet potatoes. Try adding after step 6 per Fitmencook's recipe vs. modern proper after step 7.

I changed recipe to use serranos instead of jalapenos or consider adding jalapenos as part of the veggies added