Interesting: I'm certain the sweet potato, collard greens is very Sierra Leone. I love your channel. West African peanut soup is very regional and unique. For Ghana and Nigeria, peanut soup is entirely different from this and it's eaten with fermented corn patès. For Ghana fresh roasted peanuts butter is fried in a saucepan, to allow peanut oil to appear then onions, tomatoes and meat/fish, spices are added. Some ethnicities in Ghana, dump the peanut butter with all the ingredients from the onset till it boils to oil surfaces then veggies like garden eggs okra are added, with some very indigenous rare spices. I personally love how Sierra Leone and Liberia cook their dishes that's similar to Ghanaian ones.
I don't want to be a buzz kill or come off as authority. Recipes are geared towards ones on taste. This is not an authentic west African peanut soup. It's more associated with something as you stated your mom made for you. I do not see Nigerian or Ghanaian preparing it in this manner. For the same reason some people use raisins in certain cold salads which is a no no in Africa culture. If jasmine rice is used it's cooked from what I saw into a soft consistency to shape into a ball.
@@Angel_Hearted50 this isn’t a Ghanaian or Nigerian recipe though. It’s Sierra Leonean and looking at some recipes it looks like that plus they would also have made it a bit palatable to their Lebanese taste, plus people it with plain rice all the time in Ghana.
This looks amazing, I used chickpeas in place of chicken because my family is vegetarian, and it turned out so delicious! I love the peanut butter flavor so much!!!
This looks delicious! I’m from Ghana and we make it different more like soup and we mold the rice into balls, it can also be served with fufu or other type of Cooked dough. I just need to correct you on the groundnuts part, peanuts are called groundnuts because they grow in the ground not because they are ground. I’m going to make this for sure. Thanks for sharing😊
My mother made a dish called Groundnut stew from her years in Nigeria and the Cameroons. I always add a hard boiled quail egg for each serving as well as chicken, shrimps, and okra. We serve it on rice with fresh fruit side dishes, Lea and Perrins, peanuts, and mango chutney. I have never served it anyone who didn’t like it. Great for a large crowd.
I'm vegan chef and was looking for a granat soup recipe to vaganize it for a vegan soup event that I make annualy. In my place (Curitiba/Brazil) is very difficult to find vegan soups regularly, so this event is very nice. I'm so glad because I found in your blog that this is one of your memory of Africa, because this is really a piece of your country in the world (once in youtube, is in the world, right?). How could I be happier? An original recipe! Thank you so much.
Just made this and it was awesome. My family loved it. We only had regular peanut butt with sugar in it, so it was a bit sweet, but I offset that with extra red pepper and black pepper. Excellent recipe. Thank you!
Absolutely delicious! I used what I had at home and substituted chickpeas for the sweet potatoes and fresh dandelion greens for the spinach... this is a home run recipe that I will be making over again! :)
Super good! Made this the other night with mashed squash and smoked duck breast. Turned out great. My roommate thought it was reminiscent of the Thai peanut sauce too!
This looks amazing. I have never tried this, so I'll give it a go. Do you like turkish delight? I have a very authentic recipe which tastes as good a store bought lokum if you're interested? The recipe uses cornstarch, sugar and citric acid along with water. It's cooked over a high heat and stirred until golden. Flavouring and nuts are added depending on the desired flavour. The mixture is then poured into pans coated in starch to prevent sticking.once cooler it is cut into cubes and coated in icing sugar or nuts.
HI!! I'm from Ghana and we love peanut soup! I was really surprised when I stumbled on your video. But I loved it!! Will definitely try your version of this recipe soon.
Wow, you are an amazing soul. I love the way you describe. This is my sixth video in a row of yours and can’t stopped myself to comment. I spend good 9years in west Africa but I am now back to my home country India. This recipe took to my old times and thanks for sharing it in your own way❤️🤗 much love and keep cooking and keep sharing. Thanks
Even though we make groundnutsoup different in Ghana, I tried this recipe yesterday and added my own twist to it & was absolutely delicious. What country in Africa did you grew up in?
@@rahmahdalhat8484 I let the chickenthighs marinate for 2 days in fresh red onions, garlic powder and chicken powder. Marinating it overnight will also do. Then I fried the chicken in my pot and used that same oil to fry the onions I marinated the chicken with. I fried the onions on low/medium heat very for about 15 minutes, while continuously stirring, so they get nicely caramelised. Afterwards I put in grated ginger and garlic and let it fry for a while so all the flavours get nicely incorporated. After that I added the canned tomato and also let that fry for quite while, to avoid that sour taste. Afterwards I pretty much followed the recipe. For the broth I used hot water and some stock cubes, for my seasoning I used salt, thyme, a little bit of curry and nutmeg. I let the fried chicken cool off and also cut it in pieces to put it in the soup with the spinach afterwards.
This isnt West African peanut butter soup. This is far from how its made in Ghana. Maybe next time be specific as to which country as West africa consists of more than one country
@@Feelgoodfoodiemy father and grandmother are from Freetown sierra Leon and this is no where near correct. Also ground nut means a nut from the ground not a grounded nut….
@malcolmXanaX I'm pretty sure that's what she meant. So everyone makes this soup differently. It's more of a family recipe thing. Calm your hateful tits.
Habibti Krio is not the language of Africa, but I get what you mean. That is the language of Sierra-Leone. Also it is peanut stew, not soup. Peanut stew and peanut soup are two different things. Try not to generalize because people watching your channel will take every info you give them by the T and misunderstand. Groundnut in French is called Arachide. It's the peanut inside of the shell. The whole legume is called peanut or cacahuète in French. But I feel like African peanut is a different bread than those you find in the west because it tastes so different. It is called groundnut because it grows under the ground not because it is grinded. For texture I recommend you use chicken thighs or drumsticks instead of breast. Good job tho.
I love this recipe. Oh She Glows has a vegan version. The only thing I would have changed is the references to "Africa." This is not very specific and a little cringe worthy and colonial. I am from East Africa and we don't have anything remotely close to this dish.
@@Feelgoodfoodie Thank you honey! Sorry, I just meant it would have been nice to mention the country because Africa is a big place! I love that you pay homage to Sierra Leone, your birth place. I hope more people can share cultures the way you have!
This is NOT authentic, so many things not authentic about it.. and also you need to cook the peanut butter with water until the oil comes to the surface, before you add the meat
First time I made the soup, I followed the recipe (although I used white potatoes instead of sweet, as well as making my own peanut butter) and it was very good. I tried again and added mushrooms (which I absolutely love), but their texture seemed out of place in the soup. Oh well, at least I still have your recipe to enjoy!
It would have been nice to say what country specifically in West Africa. As we know Africa is a continent & west Africa comprises of many countries. It is up to us to educate the world & not speak in generic terms as the rest of the wirld treats us! Thanks for sharing.
West Africa, which part of Africa? If they says Europa, Europa is not same Europa, it different countries mix, so which part of Africa, some times I don't know how same of you ur mind works, alway say Africa and the country name, so annoying ty
There are many variations of this recipe depending on the country of origin. My version is adapted from a recipe that I learned from my mom and grandma, who each learned it from the locals in Sierra Leone!
So I usually don’t take the time to reply to ignorance but this is just ridiculous! The woman is posting a version of her recipe! Again, Ghana does not represent All African countries or the cooking so why be negative about something just because it isn’t what you’re accustomed to? We actually make it very similar to her recipe in Gabon. Just learn something new and move on!
