Jeff's Curried Peanut Soup

We first tried this during medical school. It was one of our first experiences with spicy ethnic food (aside from Mexican food), and we were hooked. It was made by one of the other medical students. We later used vegetable stock instead of chicken stock with our vegetarian friends, and that also worked well.

ingredients

1 Tbs oil
1 medium chopped onion
3 minced garlic cloves
2 Tbs curry powder
cayenne pepper
4 cans chicken broth
3 carrots, sliced
1 c creamy peanut butter
1 1/2 tsp sugar
Fresh cilantro, chopped
Fresh green onions, chopped

directions

Heat oil in large saucepan on medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, and curry. Saute 6 minutes until onions are translucent. Add stock and bring to a boil. Stir in carrots. Simmer about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add peanut butter until desired consistency, stirring well. Add cayenne pepper to taste. Add sugar. Serve topped with cilantro and green onion.

Source: Laurie