Roasted Peanut Soup With Honey Whipped Cream
- 2 heads of garlic
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted, dry-roasted peanuts
- 3 cups sliced onions (about 2 onions)
- 3 cups thinly sliced celery stalks (about 1/2 bunch), leaves reserved
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 quarts low-salt chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 Yukon Gold potato (about 8 ounces), peeled, cut into 1/4" cubes
- 3/4 cup chilled heavy cream, divided
- Kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon (or more) honey
- 1 tablespoon roasted peanut oil or 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- Preheat oven to 450u0b0F. Slice off and discard the top third from each head of garlic. Place garlic on a sheet of foil. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil; wrap foil tightly around garlic. Place on a rimmed baking sheet and roast until soft and caramelized, about 45 minutes. Let garlic cool slightly, then squeeze cloves into a small bowl, pouring in any oil remaining in foil.
- Pulse peanuts in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Transfer 1/4 cup chopped peanuts to a small bowl, then continue pulsing remaining peanuts until a smooth butter forms, about 2 minutes (there will be about 2/3 cup peanut butter).
- Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 15 minutes. Add sliced celery, butter, and reserved roasted garlic with oil; cook, stirring frequently, until celery is softened, about 15 minutes. Add chicken broth and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Add potato; simmer until potato is tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat; discard bay leaf.
- Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large bowl. Working in batches, carefully puree soup in a blender until smooth, about 1 minute per batch, adding peanut butter to last batch. Pour through prepared strainer. Whisk in 1/4 cup cream. Season to taste with salt.
- Whisk remaining 1/2 cup cream and a pinch of salt in a small bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually whisk in honey and peanut oil; whisk until stiff peaks form.
- Divide soup among bowls. Top with a dollop of honey whipped cream. Sprinkle reserved chopped peanuts and celery leaves over.
garlic, olive oil, peanuts, onions, celery stalks, unsalted butter, lowsalt, bay leaf, potato, heavy cream, kosher salt, honey, peanut oil
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/roasted-peanut-soup-with-honey-whipped-cream-388698 (may not work)