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Nkatenkwan (Ghanaian Peanut Soup)
1 h 30 minServes 6Nutri-Score C€€
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1 h 30 min
1 h 30 minNkatenkwan (Ghanaian Peanut Soup)
what you need
Ingredients
peanut butter (no added sugar)Pantry250 g- tomato puréePantry200 g
chicken (cut into pieces)Meat800 g- smoked turkey (cut into pieces)Meat400 g
- chicken bouillon cubePantry2 pieces
waterOther1.2 litres
onion (peeled and chopped)Produce1 piece
tomato (blended)Produce3 pieces
garlic (peeled)Produce3 pieces
ginger (peeled)Produce20 g
saltSpices5 g
scotch bonnet (blended)Produce2 pieces
cumin seeds (ground)Spices5 g
per serving
Nutrition
374kcal
- Carbs
- 10 g
- Proteins
- 29 g
- Fat
- 24 g
what you’ll use
Tools
Stockpot
Blender- Stovetop
wooden spoon
step by step
Method
- Step 1
Season and boil the meats
- Put the chicken and smoked turkey in a stockpot with the chopped onion, bouillon cubes and salt.
- Cover with water and boil until the meats are tender, skimming the foam.
- Step 2
Blend the pepper base
- Blend the tomatoes, garlic, ginger and scotch bonnets into a smooth purée.
- Step 3
Cook the tomato base
- Add the blended mixture and the tomato purée to the pot with the meats.
- Stir in the ground cumin seeds and simmer until the raw tomato taste is gone.
- Step 4
Add the peanut butter
- Loosen the peanut butter with a little hot broth, then stir it into the soup.
- Simmer gently, stirring regularly, until the soup thickens and the oil rises to the surface.
- Step 5
Adjust and serve
- Taste and adjust the salt.
- Serve hot with fufu or rice.