Southern Peanut Butter Soup with Pepper Jelly

Yield:
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:

  1. 2 tablespoons butter
  2. 2 tablespoons grated onion
  3. 1 rib celery, thinly sliced
  4. 2 tablespoons flour
  5. 3 cups vegetable broth
  6. 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  7. 1/4 teaspoon salt
  8. 1 cup light cream
  9. 2 tablespoons roasted peanuts, chopped
  10. 1/2 cup hot pepper jelly
Directions:

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat; add onion and celery. Saute for about 5 minutes. Add flour and mix until well blended. Stir in chicken broth and allow to simmer for about 30 minutes. Remove from heat, strain broth.

Stir the peanut butter, salt and cream into the strained broth until well mixed. Serve hot.

Garnish each serving with a teaspoon of chopped peanuts and a dollop of jelly.

Recipe and image used with permission and provided by the Peanut Advisory Board.


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