Elephant Soup Central African-style

== Ingredients ==
* ½ pound of biltong, or dried or smoked meat like beef jerky (the original recipe mentions elephant meat coated with salt and honey and dried in the sun)
* 6 to 8 cups of beef broth or beef stock
* 1 cup of mirepoix (diced carrots, onions, celery and herbs sautéed in butter — optional)
* 2 onions, finely chopped
* 1 cup shelled, roasted peanuts (or ½ cup peanut butter)
* 1 cup boiled chana dal (or any lentils or dried peas)
* 1 small leek, finely chopped
* 1 cup of wumubu mushrooms (or any kind of mushrooms), (the original recipe says that wumubu are "a type of black African mushroom")
* two tablespoons of butter
* salt, black pepper (to taste)
* ½ cup cream
== Directions ==
# Wash the biltong or dried meat in hot water, and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
# In a large pot or Dutch oven, combine the meat with enough cold water to cover it, and cook over a low heat for twenty to thirty minutes.
# Add the mirepoix and beef broth and simmer for two hours.
# Add the onions, peanuts, and dal (lentils), mushrooms, and leek.
# Cook until the dal are completely disintegrated.
# Adjust the seasoning.
# Add the butter and cream.
# Serve.
Category:Central African Soups
Category:Beef Recipes
Category:Beef stock and broth Recipes
Category:Peanut Recipes
Category:Peanut butter Recipes
Category:Onion Recipes
Category:Mushroom Recipes
Category:Leek Recipes
Category:Lentil Recipes
Category:Pea Recipes
Category:Channa dal Recipes
Category:Milk and cream Recipes