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Cream of Peanut Soup

Cream of Peanut Soup is a fareshare chat 12 february 2000 recipe made with Unsalted Roasted Peanuts, Toasted Sesame Seeds, Water, Brown Sugar Or Rock Sugar, and Cornstarch In Solution. Serves 6. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup
• 3 tbsp
• 6 cup
• 3/4 cup
• 3 tbsp
• 1/3 cup

Method (preview)

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   This is a traditional and popular dessert in Cantonese banquets.

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   Bring the rest of the water to a boil in a saucepan.

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   Add the sugar and stir until it is dissolved.

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   Stir in the peanut pur�. Bring back to a slow boil.

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   Thicken with cornstarch solution and pour in the milk. Blend well.

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   Serve hot.

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   Note - Cornstarch solution is made with one part cornstarch and 2 parts water. Cornstarch won't thicken anything unless it comes to the boil.

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   ISBN 0-385-17606-6 (paper).

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   MC formatting by Hallie.

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    Contributed to the FareShare IRC Chat, 12 February 2000 by allium.