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Zimbabwean Chicken and Vegetable Soup
Zimbabwean chicken and vegetable soup is a delicious soup that combines a variety of vegetables with peanut butter and a few red pepper flakes.
Ingredients
- olive oil1 tbsp
- onion, diced1
- vegetable stock, divided4 cup
- peanut butter1/2 cup
- canned diced tomatoes, with juices2 cup
- red pepper flakes, crushed; or more to taste1/4 tsp
- cabbage, finely chopped1 cup
- sweet potato, chopped1 cup
- carrot, peeled and chopped1 cup
- turnip, peeled and chopped1 cup
- okra, chopped1 cup
- chicken, cooked; chopped; or to taste1 cup
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 5 steps
Heat the olive oil in the pot over medium heat. Add the onion, and sauté for about 5 minutes until translucent.
Stir ½ cup of the vegetable stock and the peanut butter into the onions until the mixture looks smooth.
Stir in the remaining vegetable stock, diced tomatoes with their liquid, and crushed red pepper flakes; simmer for 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
Stir in the cabbage, sweet potato, carrot, and turnip. Simmer, stirring, until the vegetables become soft (about 30 minutes).
Stir in the okra and chicken, and simmer for about 30 additional minutes.