peanut-chicken soup
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A different chicken soup for when you aren't in the mood for chicken noodle! Using bone in chicken improves the flavor.
yield
6 serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For peanut-chicken soup
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2 Tbspcanola oil
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1bone-in chicken breast half, skinned
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1 lbbone-in chicken thighs, skinned
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3/4 tspkosher salt divided
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1/2 tspblack pepper, divided
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2 conion, chopped
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1 cleeks, thinly sliced (white part)
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1 Tbspfresh ginger, peeled and grated
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1 Tbspfresh garlic, minced
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3 sprigfresh parsley
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2bay leaves
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1/4 ccreamy peanut butter
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1/4 cwater
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1 candiced tomatoes, drained (14.5 ounce)
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3 cchicken stock, unsalted
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2 cwater
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2 csweet potato, peeled and cubed
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3/4 tspground red pepper
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4 Tbspflat leaf parsley, chopped
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6 tspunsalted peanuts, chopped
How To Make peanut-chicken soup
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1Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add the chicken, flesh side down. Cook 10 minutes; turn thighs after 5 minutes. Cool; shred. Discard bones.
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2Add onion, leeks, and ginger to the pan; saute 10 minutes. Add the garlic; saute 1 minute.Place parsley sprigs and bay leaves on cheescloth. Gather the edges and tie securely. Add the herb sachet to the pan.
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3Combine peanut butter, 1/4 cup water and diced tomatoes, stirring well.
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4Add the peanut butter mixture, chicken stock, 2 cups water, sweet potatoes, and ground red pepper to the pan; bring to a boil. Return the chicken to the pan. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; discard sachet.
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5Ladle about 1 1/3 cups soup into each of 6 bowls. Top each serving with 2 teaspoons chopped parsley and 1 teaspoon chopped peanuts.
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