Ingredients
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp grated onion
1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
2 tbsp all purpose flour
3 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp chopped roasted peanuts
Directions
Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat; add onion and celery. Saute
for about 5 minutes. Add flour and mix until well blended. Stir in
chicken broth and allow to simmer for about 30 minutes. Remove from
heat, strain broth. Stir the peanut butter, salt and lemon juice
into the strained broth until well mixed. Serve hot in cups. Garnish
each cup with a teaspoon of chopped peanuts.
Virginia-Carolina Peanut Promotions
Nashville, NC
MM Format by John Hartman
5 April 1997 Indianapolis, IN hartman@indy.net
Cro-Magnon@juno.com
Servings: 6 servings
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