Firehouse Tomato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 finely chopped onions
15 cloves thinly sliced garlic
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
12 ounces peanut butter
1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
6 teaspoons chili powder
6 tablespoons vinegar (red wine vinegar if possible)
3 teaspoons pepper
3 teaspoons sugar
6 cups water
6 teaspoons cumin
1 bottle hot pepper sauce

Preparation

Saute onions and garlic in olive oil until the are soft.
Add tomatoes and reduce heat to low.
Stir or whisk in the peanut butter until thoroughly mixed and then add all the other ingredients.
Simmer over low heat, stirring frequently, for 10 to 15 minutes.
This soup will burn easily if not stirred enough and/or if soup is allowed to boil.
Feeds 12 firefighters or 8 really hungry firefighters or 6 starving firefighters.