Ghanaian Peanut Chicken Soup Recipes

WEST AFRICAN PEANUT SOUP WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Chop peanuts, or crush them with the side of a knife, or pulse them in a food processor to chop roughly.
• Put oil in a deep skillet or medium saucepan over medium heat; a minute later, add onion, ginger and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add chicken and continue cooking for another 3 or 4 minutes, until just coloring. Add 1/2 cup peanuts and the cayenne and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Stir in the stock and the sweet potatoes, bring to a boil, and turn heat down to medium-low so the soup bubbles gently. Stir in tomatoes and collards, then cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in 1/4 cup peanut butter. Taste, adjust seasoning (you may want to add more peanut butter at this point) and serve, garnished with remaining peanuts.

GHANAIAN CHICKEN AND PEANUT STEW (GROUNDNUT SOUP) RECIPE

Steps:

• In a blender, purée 2 onion halves, 1/2 cup (120ml) chicken stock, 3 garlic cloves, 1/2 ounce ginger, and tomato paste. In a Dutch oven, combine chicken legs with purée, remaining onion halves, remaining 1/2 ounce ginger, and remaining 2 cloves garlic, along with hot pepper and bay leaves. Toss to coat.
• Set Dutch oven over medium heat and bring to a simmer, then cover, reduce heat to low, and cook until halved onion is soft and translucent, about 20 minutes. Add an extra 1/2 cup (120ml) chicken stock if mixture begins to stick to the bottom of the pot.
• Transfer chunks of onion, ginger, garlic cloves, and hot pepper to blender. Add peanut butter, canned tomatoes and their juices, and remaining 1 1/2 cups (360ml) chicken stock and purée until smooth. Pass blended mix through a fine-mesh strainer into the Dutch oven, stirring to incorporate.
• Increase heat to medium and bring to a simmer, then lower heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is tender, oils have surfaced, and mixture has thickened and reduced by about one-third, about 40 minutes. Add smoked fish, reduce heat to low, cover pot, and cook an additional 5 minutes. (If omitting the smoked fish, you can skip this 5-minute covered-cooking step.) Remove and discard smoked fish and bay leaves, season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve hot over white rice or fufu.

GHANAIAN CHICKEN AND PEANUT BUTTER SOUP

Steps:

• Place a large saucepan/casserole pot over a medium heat. Fry the chicken pieces, skin side down, for 10 minutes or until browned. Using tongs, turn the pieces of chicken over to seal the underside.
• Stir in two of the onions, ginger and garlic for five minutes or until translucent and softened.
• Pour in the chicken stock and season with salt. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• In a separate small saucepan, mix together the peanut butter with the water. Gently bring the mixture to the boil, stirring occasionally to.
• prevent burning and a lumpy mixture. Gently simmer for 5-10 minutes or until the oil from the peanut butter settles on the surface.
• In a food processor, blend together the remaining two onions with the tinned tomatoes and red pepper. Add this mixture to the chicken and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Finally, add the peanut butter mixture to the chicken pan and simmer for a further 30 minutes.
• Optional - pour soup into a bowl and place rice ball in the middle.

AFRICAN CHICKEN PEANUT BUTTER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Saute onion and garlic, until onion is translucent. Stir in curry powder and red pepper flakes, and cook several seconds.
• Push aside and add chicken pieces, a few at a time, and saute until golden brown.
• Add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer at least 25 minutes.
• Stir in peanut butter and tomatoes.
• Add three-fourths of the squash and cook down.
• Add potatoes and remaining squash about 20 minutes before serving, cooking just until done, not falling apart.
• Season with salt and pepper and ladle into bowls.

ASHLEY'S AFRICAN PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and brown the chicken breasts on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Place the chicken breasts into a slow cooker. Cook the onion, red bell peppers, and garlic in the hot skillet until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes; transfer the cooked vegetables into the slow cooker.
• Stir the crushed tomatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, chicken broth, curry powder, cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes, cinnamon, and black pepper into the slow cooker. Set the cooker to High, and cook for 5 to 6 hours, or cook on Low for 10 hours. Stir in additional chicken broth throughout the cooking time if needed.
• Mix in the brown rice 3 hours before serving, and mix in the peanut butter at least 1 hour before serving. Shred chicken meat, and serve hot.

AFRICAN PEANUT CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large pot.
• Add 2-3 chicken breasts, diced; 1 onion,chopped; and 3 cloves of garlic, chopped.
• Stir and cook 5 minutes or until chicken is done.
• Peel 2 medium sweet potatoes then either grate, food process, chop, or bake/microwave and mash them.
• Add the sweet potatoes to the pot along with 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 1 red bell pepper, chopped; 2 cans of chicken broth (or 3 1/2 cups chicken broth made with chicken bullion); 1 1/2 cups V-8 or tomato juice; 1 teaspoons ginger; and 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper. Mix well.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer 10-15 minutes or until veggies are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter and stir constantly until well blended.
• Serve.

AFRICAN CHICKEN PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Place a large Dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium high heat until hot.
• Add sweet potato, onion, bell pepper, garlic, and jalapeno; saute 5 minutes.
• Stir in chicken and next 5 ingredients (chicken through beans); bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes.
• Add peanut butter, stirring with a whisk; cook 2 minutes.

WEST AFRICAN-STYLE PEANUT STEW WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and the black pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add half the chicken; cook until no longer pink, 2 to 3 minutes, then transfer to a plate. Repeat with 1 tablespoon oil and remaining chicken.
• Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the pot and reduce heat to medium. Add onion; cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring, 30 seconds.
• Stir in broth, tomatoes, sweet potato, collard greens, and red bell peppers; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, partially covered, until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Return chicken and accumulated juices to the pot. Return to a boil, then stir in peanut butter; simmer until incorporated and chicken is cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Garnish with chopped peanuts.