Sweet Potato-peanut Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil (or olive oil)
• 1 onion, chopped
• salt (to taste)
• pepper (to taste)
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons ginger, freshly grated
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon cilantro
• 2 tablespoons peanuts, crushed
• 3 large sweet potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch pieces (1.5 pounds)
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 14 ounces crushed tomatoes
• 4 cups water

Recipe

• 1 heat two tbl oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 add chopped onion; season with pepper and salt.
• 3 cook onion until tender (8-10 minutes).
• 4 stir in garlic and ginger; cook one more minute.
• 5 add cumin, cayenne, and cinnamon; stir until blended.
• 6 add the sweet potatoes into the pot.
• 7 stir in the crushed tomatoes, creamy peanut butter, and water.
• 8 add cilantro and crushed peanuts.
• 9 bring to a boil, then reduce and simmer, covered, until sweet potatoes are tender (about 25 minutes).
• 10 add more salt or pepper, to taste.