Thai Peanut Soup ​

Servings: 12

Ingredients

	4/5 cup   chopped onion
	4/5 cup   chopped celery
	4/5 cup   chopped carrot
	2 2/5 tablespoon butter
	7 1/5 tablespoons flour
	2 2/5 tablespoon   finely chopped lemongrass (white portion only)
	2 2/5 teaspoon   chopped red chile (to taste)
	33 3/5 ounces chicken broth
	7 1/5 tablespoons   chopped sweet red peppers
	3 3/5 cups    unsweetened coconut milk
	1 1/5 cup peanut butter
	4 4/5 tablespoons soy sauce

Directions

Step 1 Cook onion, celery, carrot, and red pepper in butter until softened, about five minutes. Add the lemongrass, red chili, stir and cook for 1 minute.   Stir in the flour, and let cook for 1 minute, stirring on a regular basis.

Step 2 Add chicken broth, coconut milk and soy sauce, and stir to mix well.  Add the peanut butter.  Keep stirring until well combined (the peanut butter will go sort of stringy, nonetheless it will melt in after a bit).  Heat until hot and bubbly.

Step 3 Serve with chopped fresh roasted peanuts and green onions as a garnish.