Sopa de Maní

Peanut soup with beef, vegetables and fried potato.

Ingredients

• 1½ cups Peanuts
• 500 g Beef
• 2 Carrots
• 1 cup Peas
• 1 Onion
• 3 cloves Garlic
• 1 tsp Oregano
• 3 Potatoes
• ¼ cup Rice
• ¼ cup Parsley
• 4 tbsp Oil
• 2 tsp Salt
• 8 cups Water

Method

1. Blend the peanuts — Blend the raw peanuts with water until completely smooth and milky.
2. Start the broth — Simmer the beef with onion, garlic and oregano for 1 hour.
3. Add vegetables — Add the carrot, peas and rice and cook 20 minutes.
4. Add the peanut milk — Pour it in slowly and simmer gently for 30 minutes, stirring often so it does not catch.
5. Fry the potatoes — Cut into matchsticks and fry until crisp.
6. Sopa de Maní is ready — Serve with the fried potatoes piled on top and parsley.

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