Peanut Butter Soup

Recipe created by Sam (copperbadge) for his "Torchwood Season Zero" metafic at http://community.livejournal.com/tw_season_zero - oh, don't ask what it is, just go read it. :) This soup is very good when you're immortal, have been poisoned, and need to recuperate.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  large onion, diced (1 cup)
• 1 -2  garlic clove, minced
•  vegetable oil, for sauteing
• 1  stalk celery, diced
• 2  carrots, peeled and diced
• 2  small potatoes, peeled and diced (2 cups)
• 4  cups chicken broth
•  curry powder, to taste
•  cayenne, to taste
•  grated fresh ginger, to taste
•  fresh ground black pepper, to taste
•  kosher salt, to taste
• 1⁄4 cup  smooth peanut butter
•  minced parsley or   chopped green onion, for garnish

Directions

1. Saute onion and garlic in oil. Add celery, carrots, potatoes, and curry powder; stir. Add broth.
2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in the spices and peanut butter. Puree with immersion blender, if desired. (I like to pull out about 1 cup of soup, puree the rest, then put back the reserved unpureed soup.).