Try it with coconut milk instead of cream and add some red curry paste for spice. MMMMMMmmmmmmmm!
This truly was the best peanut soup I have ever had...I chopped up the celery and a red onion in my food processor. I also added about one fourth of a green pepper for some added flavor. I did not have heavy cream so I mixed up some milk and instant coffee cream and that did the trick. So easy and quick and flavorful. Virginia is known for its peanuts and peanut soup is a big thing.....and this is better than the traditional peanut soup in southeastern Virginia's restaurants. Garnish it with some chopped peanuts. De-lish. Served with peanut chicken sald croissants. (Im adding that recipe to the site soon). Thank you:)
This soup is so delicious and flavorful. I added cayenne for flavor chopped cooked chicken and used coconut milk instead of heavy whipping cream. Wonderful for a cold night!
I like this recipe a lot though I did alter it a bit. I used all the same measurement for the basic soup but I substituted coconut milk for heavy cream added shredded cooked chicken bits used green onions 2 tbsp. red curry paste 1 tbsp. tarragon and 1.5 tbsp. brown sugar. Ok so this is really a different recipe and I would have just customized it but I'm not a supporting member.
Our vegetarian friends made a version of this at a dinner party. They simply replaced the chicken broth with veggie. I believe they also used creamy peanut butter (personal preference) and added a little heat. I agree that it does need a kick. When I tried to recreate it I used red pepper flakes in the beginning as one reviewer suggested and it gave it a nice warmth. My only issue with it was caused by me - I only had natural peanut butter at the house and it was not nearly as nice of a consistency as our friends. Next time I ll get regular sugared peanut butter. I am rating the version we had at the party b/c I know it was good!
Tried it just as it is written (for 9 serv) and it was great until I added the whipping cream. It lost too much of the peanut flavor. I added a brick of cream cheese more peanut butter a dash of Frank's Hot Sauce and garnished with spring onions-perfect!
Great soup recipe! I agree a little kick is definitely needed so I added a few red pepper flakes towards the end. Next time I will add them in the beginning with the celery and onions. Served the soup with crusty french bread rolls and it was a perfect match. Can't wait to serve it again...thank you for the recipe!
Coconut milk and red chili paste make this!
This is soooo like my "doctored up" ramen chicken noodle soup. I like one person's idea of adding coconut milk. And instead of red pepper flakes I like to use Cholula hot sauce: just the right level of hotness for my constitution! Other than the above I add: leftover chicken or pork or shrimp; leftover or freshly chopped vegetable; lime juice and fish sauce if I want some pad thai flavor; and anything else that might be lying around.:-) As you might guess I'm a "fly by the seat of my pants" type of cook! LOL
This soup was alright if you like peanut butter soup... it was a little too rich for me but my boyfriend loved it. Instead of cream we used whole milk & we added sauteed onions sugar snap peas & bell peppers and chopped cooked chicken which helped make it more nutritious however it was still really rich. I'd recommend adding about 1/2 the peanut butter called for.
