Peanut Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. chicken or beef stock
1 medium onion, chopped
1 large leek with 2 inches off top, chopped
2 medium carrots, sliced
1/4 c. uncooked rice
1-inch piece dried red hot chili
1/2 to 1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. creamy peanut butter
1 tsp. Tabasco pepper sauce

Preparation

Combine the first 4 ingredients in a heavy 2 to 3-quart saucepan.
Bring to a boil.
Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
Remove from heat and puree until smooth.
Return soup to saucepan and add rice, chili and salt.
Bring to a boil.
Simmer, covered, 15 to 20 minutes until rice is tender.
In a small bowl, mix 1/2 cup of the soup and peanut butter until blended.
Stir in Tabasco sauce. Cover and simmer 5 minutes.
Remove dried chili.
Thin with water if too thick.
Add additional salt if needed.