Chinese
Chinese - Fujian Min Cuisine
Peanut Soup Fuzhou
Chef's Menu Description
A wholesome, deeply comforting soup crafted from slow-simmered stock, aromatic garden vegetables, and fresh herbs, served with crusty bread.
Ingredients
- • 400g raw peanuts
- • 100g rock sugar
- • 1 tsp salt
- • 2 litres water
- • 100g glutinous rice balls (optional)
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Soak the peanuts in cold water overnight, then drain.
2
Phase 2
Simmer the peanuts in 2 litres of water for 90 minutes until soft.
3
Phase 3
Drain, rub the skins off, and rinse the pale kernels well.
4
Phase 4
Return the kernels to fresh water with salt and simmer 60 minutes until creamy.
5
Phase 5
Stir in the rock sugar and simmer 10 minutes more.
6
Phase 6
Serve warm, with glutinous rice balls if desired.