Groundnut Soup

4 cups of groundnut 4 tomatoes 750g meat, fish or chicken 4 okras Crabs or shrimps 21/2 liters of water or stock 1 large onion Salt and pepper to taste 4 garden eggs Method 1 1)roast groundnuts in sand over regulated fire, make to cool, remove skins and grind to a smooth paste. 2)Water and cut meat or fish or chicken. 3)Put meat, fish or chicken with salt and water in a pot and simmer gently. 4)Mix groundnut paste with a little liquid or stock and add soup. 5)Grind pepper and onions; add to soup. Add tomatoes, garden eggs and okra. Season. 6)Cook slowly till all the ingredients are tender and the soup is of the correct consistency. 7) If fresh fish is used, add the prepared fish about 15 minutes before the soup is ready. Method 2 1)Roast and grind the groundnuts. 2)Put the meat, vegetables, half the tomatoes and onions into a pot and allow to simmer. 3)Mix groundnut paste with water to a thick consistency. Sieve into the pot. Add the mashed onion, tomato pulp and a little salt. Bring to the boil and simmer with the lid on. Stir occasionally until oil collects at the top. Remove from the fire. 4)Add to the meat. Mix and add more water if necessary. 5)Cook slowly until thick. The oil from the groundnuts is extracted so that it does not float on top, giving the soup and oil an appearance. 6)Garnish with a few shelled hard-boiled eggs.