King's Arms Tavern Cream of Peanut Soup

luvinlif2k's Note:

This recipe is our favorite from The Williamsburg Cookbook. We had to buy the cookbook after having this at the King's Arms Tavern in Colonial Williamsburg. It is quite tasty served hot with toasted breadsticks (see recipe titled "Colonial Soup-Servers") This soup can be served hot or cold. It is even good re-heated.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 1 medium onion , chopped
• 2 stalks celery , chopped
• ¼ cup butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 quarts chicken broth or 2 quarts chicken stock
• 2 cups smooth peanut butter
• 1 ¾ cups light cream
• peanuts , chopped

Directions:

1. Saute onion and celery in butter until soft.
2. Do not brown.
3. Stir in the flour until well blended.
4. Add chicken broth/stock, stirring constantly and bring to a boil.
5. Remove from heat.
6. Puree in a food processor or blender.
7. Add peanut butter and cream, stirring to blend thoroughly.
8. Return to low heat and heat just until hot.
9. Do not boil.
10. Serve garnished with chopped peanuts.

Reviews

[noisette]

i expected this soup to have an overpowering peanut butter taste, but not at all! just rich, creamy, and satisfying - perfect for a cold night! i saw another peanut soup recipe on this site where a reviewer suggested the addition of cumin - i tried this and thought it really enhanced the flavors nicely, so give it a try!

update: i just made this soup again, and this time added some lemon juice (a lot of traditional peanut soup recipes use lemon). it really helped to cut the strong flavor and fat of the peanut butter; i'll definitely use this addition from now on!

[Chef Booshman]

Couldn't believe how fast I prepared this soup! Served it instead of salad and was a big hit with the family. I used an immersion blender to puree it and it came out just right. Thanks!

[amyklootz]

I was a little disappointed in this - it seemed to thin so I added more peanut butter, and that made it too sweet. I'll definitely eat it, but maybe because I halved the recipe I compromised some of the flavor?