African+Cooking

I go to school in: Lilbourn, Missouri
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Recipe Name: African Peanut Soup

Country/Culture of Origin for recipe: We just know that it is from Africa

Recipe Ingredients:**
 * * 2 tablespoons olive oil
 * 2 medium onions, chopped
 * 2 large red bell peppers, chopped
 * 4 cloves garlic, minced
 * 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, with liquid
 * 8 cups vegetable broth or stock
 * 1/4 teaspoon pepper
 * 1/4 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
 * 2/3 cup extra crunchy peanut butter
 * 1/2 cup uncooked brown rice ||


 * Cooking Directions:**


 * 1)  Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium high heat. Cook onions and bell peppers until lightly browned and tender, stirring in garlic when almost done to prevent burning. Stir in tomatoes, vegetable stock, pepper, and chili powder. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
 * 2)  Stir in rice, cover, and simmer another fifteen minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in peanut butter until well blended, and serve.


 * Tell about why this recipe is special to your family. Do you eat it often or is it served only for special occasions?**

We had a missionary from Uganda come to visit our church. She talked about the food she had had there. We then looked up a receipe we thought our family would like.

My mom makes it when she is craving peanut butter.


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__ http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/African-Peanut-Soup/Detail.aspx __