How To Prepare Groundnut (Peanut Soup).

How To Prepare Groundnut (Peanut Soup). 

 

 

Groundnut (Peanut Soup) is one of the best soup you will always go for when there's no Egusi Soup. It's prepare the same way your Egusi Soup is prepared. When you cannot find the egusi seed at your area where you live, don't lose hope, just go for the Groundnut Soup, is one of the best alternative.

Ingredients Needed For The Groundnut Soup.

* About 450g of Raw Peeled Groundnuts (peanuts).

* Cow Meat.

* Dry Fish.

* Shaki (cow tripe).

* Stock fish.
* Palm Oil

* One Handful of chopped Ugu (Pumpkin) leaves or 4 Cubes of Frozen Spinach or One handful of washed Bitterleaf or One handful of chopped Eggplant leaves.

* Two Tablespoonfuls of Grounded Crayfish.

* Two Tasty Cubes.

* Salt.

* Grounded dry Cayenne Pepper.

Notes about the Ingredients.

1. As we all know that apart from the nutrient palm oil add to your cooking, another main thing is the colour and sometimes add some taste to your if it's not over cook. That why I always add more than enough palm oil to my cooking.

2. Using Bitter leaves will only reduce the sweetness of the soup. But you can only use it when there's no any other alternative. As a matter of fact; some people don't care about the bitterness and it's even there one and only vegetable so if you are one of those, then you should use bitterleaves in preparing your soup.

3. You may be thinking why I go for Grounded dry Cayenne Pepper. You can also use fresh habanero peppers in place of the dry cayenne peppers. I use Grounded dry Cayenne Pepper because of my time of cooking.

4. You can use fried Groundnuts if you can't get the raw one, but it best you try and get the raw one.

5. Some have been sending me emails on most of the ingredients I list, mostly on the meat, dry fish, stock fish, and shaki (cow tripe). It's not most to use all of them, but you can use meat or shaki (cow tripe) with dry or stock fish.

Tool Needed For The Preparing Of The Groundnuts Soup.

* Melon Grinder or Grinding Stone, for grinding of the Groundnuts. 

Before You Proceed With The Cooking Of Groundnut Soup.

1. Boil the stockfish and dry fish with salt for like 20 minutes, or soak for at least one hour. When it soft, clean and  remove the bones, then separate them into smaller pieces. And set aside.

2. Set up your cooker or stove and place your frying pan on it to roast the raw groundnuts, stirring constantly till all dries up. Set aside for some time to cool,

3. When it cool, then grind into powder with a dry mill. And set aside.

4. Wash the chopped pumpkin leaves, or any vegetables of your choice. And set aside.

5. Gather all other ingredients and place near your side for the cooking.

DIRECTIONS:

1. Now set up your cooker or stove once again, and start with the cooking of shaki as it's the toughest past of the meat.

Notes: Your water level must be the same level as the contents of your cooking and you can top it if necessary.

2. After like 5 minutes, the shaki should have started to curl, add the dry fish, stockfish and the beef then add the tasty cubes and salt, then cook till all the meat and fish are well done. You may add more water if necessary.

3. After like 5 more minutes, Add the crayfish and pepper, then cover and continue cooking.

4. When it all done, remove the meat, shaki and fish to a plate and set aside. leave the stock in the pot.

5. Now pour the grounded groundnuts and start stirring continuously till they are lumps.

6. When stirring, you may top up the water if necessary. To avoid burning, you have to keep on stirring.

7. When stirring, note when the thin oil from the groundnut appears on the
surface. It may takes up to 15 minutes.

8. Add palm oil and stir very well.

9. Add the beef, shaki and fish, then stir and continue cooking.

10. Some people prefer their egusi or groundnut soup without vegetables, so if you are one of those, then the Groundnuts Soup is READY. But for we that love it with vegetables, then add it and take off the cooker or stove, and simmer for like 3 minutes.

When you wanna serve it, stir and serve the Groundnut Soup and enjoy with Amala, Semolina, Pounded Yam, Pounded Cocoa Yam, Eba, Fufu Meal, or Pap.