West African Chicken & Peanut Soup

Brought to us by Kenwood

This recipe uses the Blend-X Pro Blender from Kenwood, you can find full product details here

Peel the onion, garlic and ginger, and then cut each into quarters. Add them to the Blender and chop by selecting the coarse chop programme.
Heat the oil in a large saucepan, empty the contents of the goblet into the saucepan and then, sauté on a medium/low heat for 5 minutes (until the onions are soft).
Cut the chicken into 2.5cm chunks. Increase the heat and add the chicken to the pan, cook for 5-7 minutes until the chicken is white.
Peel the sweet potato, de-stalk and de-seed the pepper. Cut both into 2.5 cm chunks and add to pan; cook for a couple of minutes, making sure to stir well.
Add the stock and chopped tomatoes to the pan, bring to a simmer. (2 minutes)
Once soup is simmering reduce the heat and continue to simmer for 15-20 minutes – until the potatoes are soft and, the chicken is cooked through.
Add the peanuts to the goblet- chop using the Blend-X Pro blender coarse chop programme setting.
Pour the chopped peanuts into a bowl and reserve.
Stir in the peanut butter, cayenne pepper and salt to the soup.
Transfer the soup to the Blender and purée by selecting the soup programme setting.
Serve in bowls and sprinkle with chopped peanuts and coriander leaves.