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Best Recipe for Bolivian Peanut Soup (Sopa de Mani)

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided, or as needed
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 tomato, skin removed and flesh chopped
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 1/2 cup raw peanuts
  • 4 cups beef broth
  • 1/2 cup green peas
  • 1 pinch red chile powder, or to taste
  • 1 potato, cut into matchstick-size pieces
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, or to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, tomato, and carrot until tender, about 10 minutes.
  2. Grind peanuts in a blender or food processor until the consistency of peanut butter, avoiding big chunks. Mix peanut butter, beef broth, and peas into onion mixture; bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in red chile powder.
  3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet; cook and stir potato until crispy and browned, 5 to 10 minutes.
  4. Ladle soup into bowls and top with crispy potato and parsley.

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