West African Peanut Soup

• 2 cups onions, chopped
• 1 Tbsp peanut or vegetable oil
• 1/2 tsp cayenne or dried chiles
• 1 tsp fresh ginger
• 1 cup carrot chopped
• 2 cups sweet potato, chopped
• 4 cups stock
• 2 cups tomato juice
• 1 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1 Tbsp sugar, optional
• 1 cup scallion, chopped

Saute onions until translucent. Add cayenne and ginger. Add carrots and saute a couple of minutes. Mix in potatoes and stock. Simmer 15 minutes. Puree with tomato juice, etc. Reheat carefully, add scallions.

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