African Sweet Potato with Peanut Butter Soup Recipe | Say Mmm

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon light olive oil or peanut oil
• 1 tablespoon red or green Thai Kitchen curry paste- hot or mild, to taste (start with less if you prefer it mild)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 medium red onion, peeled, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium sweet potato or yam, peeled, diced
• 1 large yellow bell pepper, cored, seeded, diced
• 1 jalapeño or other hot chile pepper, seeded, diced fine
• 1 14 oz. can black-eyed peas, rinsed, drained
• 1 14 oz. can white beans, rinsed, drained
• 1 14 oz. can black beans, rinsed, drained
• 1 quart light broth
• 1/2 cup 100% natural peanut butter melted in a half cup of boiled hot water (for one cup total)
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed hot red pepper flakes, or more, to taste
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• Juice from 1 big juicy lime
• 2-3 teaspoons organic brown sugar or raw agave nectar, to taste