WARNING AND DISCLAIMER….

This soup is SPICY. It is meant to be. Think of it as a head-cold/flu bane, mmmkay?

It is also peasant food, i.e., meant to be served over a carb. I suggest a nice white rice. Use something aromatic and mild like Jasmine.

It makes a metric fuck-ton. For gods sakes, use a *very* large pot or be prepared to have orangey-soup splatters everywhere.

* 2 med onions (for this soup, use yellow or white as red onion makes the soup an ugly color), chopped
* 2 red and/or green peppers, chopped
* 4 to 5 garlic cloves, minced (This is a guess. I usually do +/- two heaping tablespoons of the pre-minced from a jar.)
* 2 tbsp. oil (something heavy enough to saute in that won’t burn/smoke)
* 1-2 lbs chicken boobs, cut into slightly bigger than bite sized pieces
* 5 cups chicken broth/stock
* 1 cup dry(ish) white wine (generally I use whatever I have leftover in the fridge. I’ve used a riesling and gotten away with it.)
* 1/2 tsp. dry crushed red hot peppers
* 1 large can tomatoes, coarsely chopped (open can, stick in kitchen shears. *snip snip snip* VOILA! coarsely chopped ‘maters)
* 2 cans pumpkin (please for the love of all that is holy – PLAIN pumpkin. NOT the already pie spiced version)
* pinch of red curry powder (go to an Indian market for this; worth it)
* pinch of cinnamon (dry)
* pinch of nutmeg (dry)
* 2 bay leaves (dry)
* 1/3 cup peanut butter (smooth or creamy; personally I prefer creamy–so that is what is usually in my pantry)
* salt
* pepper
* hot cooked rice

Directions

In large pot, saute the peppers, onions and garlic until onions begin to brown.
Toss in the chicken and saute until no longer pink.
De-glaze pot with the wine…add broth and stir.
Add everything else except the peanut butter and give it another stir.
Let that simmer over med-low for about an hour.
Add peanut butter and give it another stir.
Another hour of simmer, on low now.
Make the rice.
Once rice* is done, turn off heat under soup. Put rice in bowl. Ladle soup over rice.
Om nom nom nom.

* – do not use instant rice. Instant rice is the fru-eets of the devil.