Southern · soup

Virginia Peanut Soup

Name: Virginia Peanut Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 c. chicken broth; 2 Tbsp. butter; 2 Tbsp. flour; 2 Tbsp. chopped peanuts; 1/4 tsp. salt; 1/4 onion, diced fine; 1 branch celery, sliced fine; 1/2 c. peanut butter; dash of celery salt; 1 tsp. lemon juice

Virginia Peanut Soup reads richness 6.4, nutty 6.1 and umami 5.7 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Southern soup, about 1 hr 15 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 6.1 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 2.4 / 10
Sour & Bright — 5.9 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 2.4 / 10
Rich & Fat — 8.2 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 3.1 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Richness 6.4 · Nutty 6.1 · Umami 5.7 · Citrus 4.6 · Sourness 4.1 · Salinity 3.7 · Allium 3.0 · Earthy 2.2 · Sweetness 2.1 · Herbaceous 1.5 · Bitterness 1.3 · Fruity 0.9

What's in it (10)

2 c. chicken broth
2 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. flour
2 Tbsp. chopped peanuts
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 onion, diced fine
1 branch celery, sliced fine
1/2 c. peanut butter
dash of celery salt
1 tsp. lemon juice

Time & effort: about 1 hr 15 min (30 min active) · effort: medium

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 166.1 kcal, 6.2 g protein, 12.6 g fat, 7.4 g carbs

Dietary: Contains meat · Contains dairy — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (2 steps)

Melt butter in saucepan. Add onion and celery. Saute for 5 minutes (do not brown).
Add flour and mix until flour is blended with butter. Add hot chicken broth and cook 30 minutes. Remove from heat. Strain broth. Stir the peanut butter, celery salt, salt and lemon juice into the strained broth. Sprinkle chopped peanuts on soup before serving.

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