MUAMBA NSUSU (Congo Chicken Peanut Soup)

Name: MUAMBA NSUSU (Congo Chicken Peanut Soup)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: Asian, African
Ingredients: 2-3 pound(s) chicken (use drumsticks or thighs..something with a little fat on it. it can be lean, but not without any fat whatsoever); 3 tablespoon(s) vegetable oil (or palm oil, if you have it); 1 - large yellow onion; 1 - hot chili pepper, diced - or 1/4 tsp cayanne pepper (optional); 1 - large carrot; 3-4 - large tomatoes, diced, or a 14 oz can of diced tomato; 4 ounce(s) tomato paste (no salt added); 1 cup(s) peanut butter; 1 teaspoon(s) sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) cumin; salt to taste; grated zest of one lemon; 1/4 cup(s) crushed peanuts for garnish; 1/4 cup(s) chopped green onions for garnish

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:1h 30min

I made this soup not spicy, but you can certainly add spice to it by adding the hot chili peppers or cayanne pepper(listed as optional!). This soup is like a peanut-sauce-meets-chicken-soup. It is very easy to make, and it is very exciting to make a traditional Congolese dish! The soup is very tasty; don't add too much salt or you will loose the wonderful flavor of the spicy peanut and vegetables. The traditional and common oil to use for Congolese cooking is Palm Oil, but vegetable oil will do fine in its place. This soup can be made relatively healthy: use less / no sodium choices for the peanut butter, and also use fresh tomatoes instead of canned.

Updated at: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:38:21 GMT