Virginia Peanut Soup
Quick answer
- Total time
- 45 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 6 servings
- Ingredients
- 12
About this dish
Onion and celery are sauteed, simmered in stock and blended, then smooth peanut butter and cream are stirred in.
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Chunky peanut butter would spoil that smooth texture, and the only crunch comes from chopped roasted peanuts scattered on top.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan.
Soften the onion and celery over medium-low heat for about 8 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
- 2
Whisk in the stock gradually and bring to a boil.
Remove from the heat and let cool for about 10 minutes. Blend the vegetables with an immersion blender, keeping its head submerged to limit splashing.
- 3
Whisk in the peanut butter in portions, then the cream.
Add lemon juice, hot sauce and brown sugar. Add some of the salt first and taste before using the rest.
- 4
Return to low heat and stir until steaming, without a rolling boil.
Divide among bowls and scatter the chopped roasted peanuts over the surface.
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- Virginia Peanut Soup
The Good Hearted Woman · Checked: 2026-09-26
- Peanut Soup
Colonial Williamsburg · Checked: 2026-09-26
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