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Burkinabè Peanut Soup

Name: Burkinabè Peanut Soup
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Burkina Faso
Ingredients: 400g Chicken Thigh; 5 tbsp Peanut butter; 2 Tomato; 1 Onion; 1 Chili pepper; 1 piece Ginger; 1 tsp Chicken bouillon; 1 tsp Salt; 1L Water; To taste Cooked rice

Soup

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Chicken simmered with peanut paste — Burkina Faso's rich soup.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Burkina Faso is a major peanut producer with many dishes using peanut paste. A soup of chicken or goat simmered with tomato, onion, and chili and finished creamy with peanut paste is a home staple, eaten with rice, tô, or fufu.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Sunday in a Burkinabè home, thick peanut-colored soup is ladled into a big bowl and set on the table with white rice.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Chicken Thigh 400g
Peanut butter 5 tbsp
Tomato 2
Onion 1
Chili pepper 1
Ginger 1 piece
Chicken bouillon 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Water 1L
Cooked rice To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and simmer 20 minutes with the water, stock powder, and ginger.
Blend the tomatoes, onion, and chili, add, and simmer 10 minutes.
Thin the peanut butter with some of the liquid and add.
Simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Season with salt and serve with rice.

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