Plantation Peanut Soup
Servings: 4 to 6
IngredientsPreparation
  • 2 tablespoons [30 g] butter
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] chopped onion
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] chopped celery
  • 1 tablespoon [8.75 g] flour
  • 2 cups [500 mL] boiling hot chicken broth
  • 5 tablespoons [75 mL] creamy peanut butter
  • 1/8 teaspoon [0.5 mL] celery salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] lemon juice
  • 4 tablespoons [60 mL] finely chopped peanuts
  • Melt butter into a large heavy casserole.
  • Mix in chopped onion and celery.
  • Cook for 5 minutes, without browning.
  • Stir in flour, mixing well.
  • Then stir in boiling hot chicken broth.
  • Simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Remove from heat; strain.
  • Stir in cremy peanut butter, celery salt, salt and lemon juice.
  • Bring to a boil.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Serve soup, sprinkled with finely chopped peanuts.