Creamy Peanut Butter Bacon Soup Food

CREAMY BACON-VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon in large saucepan on medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels.
• Add carrots, celery and onions to bacon drippings in pan; cook 8 to 10 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and flour; cook 2 min., stirring frequently.
• Stir in beans and broth; bring just to boil. Simmer on medium-low heat 25 min. or until vegetables are tender, stirring in cream cheese for the last 5 min. Remove from heat. Stir in bacon.

CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER SOUP

Steps:

• 1. In a saucepan (over low heat), stir soup into peanut butter, adding a little at a time; stir until well blended.
• 2. Add milk, heat through; stirring occasionally.
• 3. If desired, season soup with a bit of black pepper.
• 4. Ladle soup into cups, mugs, or bowls, and serve.

PEANUT BUTTER SOUP

Steps:

• Boil onion, garlic, jalapeno, cayenne and paprika in one cup water for 20 minutes till onions are well soft.
• Blend the above till smooth. Place back in pan with stock. Add 1 cup of peanut butter and stir till dissolved.
• Make a rue with the butter and flour, add the cold milk and stir to smooth liquid.
• Add rue and milk mix to stock mix and stir constantly over medium high heat or it will stick and burn at the bottom of the pan. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add salt if necessary.
• Serve hot with a green salad.

CREAM OF PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• MELT butter in medium saucepan. Cook celery and onion until onion is tender, but not browned. Stir in flour and cook about one minute. Whisk in chicken broth, cooking until thickened and bubbly.
• REMOVE from heat. Puree mixture in batches, in a blender, until smooth. Return to saucepan.
• ADD the peanut butter and milk, stirring to blend thoroughly. Heat through, but do not boil. Serve hot or cold. Garnish with snipped chives and chopped peanuts, if desired.

VIRGINIA PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a heavy bottomed pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 10 minutes. Bring the chicken stock to a boil in a medium saucepan. Whisk in the flour all at once and cook until the mixture has a toasty aroma. Whisk the stock into the flour mixture in a slow, steady stream until smooth. Add the heavy cream and peanut butter to the soup and stir to combine. Stir in the hot sauce and lime juice and season, to taste. Garnish with the chopped peanuts and scallions.

CREAMY CHICKEN PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4 quart saucepan saute celery and onion in butter overmedium-high heat. Saute until celery and onion are tender, approximately five minutes.
• Remove from heat and add the flour and peanut butter, stirring until melted. Once melted gradually stir in chicken broth.
• Return to medium-high heat and bring to boil for two minutes. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered approximately 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in heavy cream and heat through.

CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan (over low heat), stir soup into peanut butter; adding a little at a time, stir until well blended.
• Add milk, heat through; stirring occasionally.
• If desired, season soup with a bit of black pepper.
• Yields: 2 servings.

MARK BITTMAN'S SENEGALESE PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Use the flat side of a wide knife or cleaver or a small food processor to break the peanuts into large pieces.
• Put the oil in a deep skillet or medium saucepan over medium-high heat. When hot, add the onion, ginger and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft, 3-5 minutes.
• Add ½ cup of the peanuts and the cayenne. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stir in the stock and sweet potatoes, bring to a boil, and turn the heat down to medium-low so that the soup bubbles gently. Partially cover the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are just tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in the tomatoes, collards and peanut butter. Cover and cook until the collards are tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Taste, adjust the seasoning, and serve garnished with the remaining peanuts.

CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER & BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Dice bacon strips and fry until crispy; remove the bacon pieces & reserve 3 tablespoons bacon grease.
• Dice 1 onion (medium to large) and cook in the reserved bacon grease until onions are soft and translucent.
• Add 3 cups of chicken stock.
• Add 1 cup of half and half (can also use 2% milk).
• Add 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper (more or less to taste).
• Add 1 teaspoon kosher salt (more or less to taste).
• Add 1/2 cup of smooth peanut butter.
• Optional: toss the crispy bacon bits back in the soup pot (healthy? not in this kitchen! And it tastes so good.).
• Stir until combined and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
• Simmer for at least 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• If you like a creamy soup, you can use a stick blender on this to blend in the onions.
• Serve hot, with an optional garnish of chopped green onions.