Peanut Soup with Grilled Peaches | James Beard Foundation

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup diced onions
• 1/4 cup diced carrots
• 1/4 cup diced celery
• 3 fresh bay leaves
• 5 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground mace
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup half and half cream
• Salt to taste
• 1 cup sugarcane vinegar or apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup muscovado sugar
• 1 peach, peeled and sliced
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• Coarsely chopped toasted peanuts for garnish
• Thinly sliced scallions for garnish