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Peanut Soup (Surinamese)

One of my favorite soups, made with chicken and salted beef, you have to like peanuts (or peanut butter) because the flavor is strong.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb chicken cut up
  • 1/4 lb salted beef cubed
  • 1/2 lb peanut butter natural
  • 2 green or ripe plantains
  • 1/2 onion chopped
  • 2 tsp bouillon powder
  • 2 tbsp celery chopped
  • 5-6 cups water
  • Salt & pepper
  • 7 allspice
  • 1 bay leaf
  • habanero pepper optional

Instructions
 

  • Boil and rinse the salted beef twice to reduce saltiness.
  • In a large pot, boil water with chicken, salted beef, onion, bouillon, celery, allspice and pepper into a broth for about 45 minutes.
  • Remove 1 cup of broth to stir and dissolve the peanut butter in a bowl.
  • Add peanut butter mixture to the soup and stir evenly.
  • Cook for another 15 minutes with whole pepper on top. Finish to taste.
  • Peel the plantains and boil with some salt for about 40 minutes (green) or 20 minutes (ripe).
  • Mash cooked plantains, cool off and form dumplings or balls (“tomtom”) to serve with the soup.