Spicy Peanut and Pumpkin Soup

Spicy peanut and pumpkin soup. It’s actually based off of a recipe for maafé, which is a pretty common recipe in West Africa. It’s a spicy peanut soup. So my oil is shimmering. Onions, ginger and garlic — sautéing until the aromatics are softened and fragrant. If you want the oils of the chili without the heat, just drop it in whole. Seeds are really where the heat is. I’m going to add my half-chili, canned pumpkin, storebought vegetable stock. Let this come up to a simmer. Coconut milk, a natural peanut butter that just has peanuts and salt, honey to round out the soup. And I’m just going to throw this in the blender. So, this is just a topping that I’m adding for a little texture. The heat starts to transform the peanuts. Just going for a rough chop. Mm, that’s beautiful. It’s so smooth. The chopped chives are just a little pop of freshness.