Laido Boulido French Garlic Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the smashed garlic and onion and cook, stirring, until soft and lightly golden, about 8 minutes. Add the wine, thyme, bay leaf, 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper to taste and the cheese rind. Bring to a simmer and cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add 5 cups water, reduce the heat to low and bring to a gentle simmer; cook until the garlic is very soft, about 30 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the bread and let soak, 10 minutes.
• Remove the thyme, bay leaf and cheese rind from the saucepan; stir in the grated cheese, sour cream and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Transfer the soup to a blender in batches and puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
• Combine the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil, the sliced garlic and a pinch of salt in a skillet over low heat; cook until the garlic is golden and crisp, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Divide the soup among bowls. Top with the fried garlic, some of the garlic oil, and dill.

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients for the stock in a pot and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce the heat and simmer partially covered for 30 minutes. Strain the stock, pressing on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible.
• Discard the solids and return the stock to the pot, keeping it at a simmer.
• Whisk the egg yolks in a small bowl until thick and sticky.
• Adding the olive oil a few drops at a time, continue whisking to form a mayonnaise.
• Immediately before serving, whisk a ladleful of the hot stock into the egg mixture, then whisk the egg mixture into the stock - do not boil.
• Garnish by floating a slice or two of toasted French bread topped with shredded cheese in the soup.

Steps:

• Remove all the cloves of garlic from the head.
• Take a smallish saucepan and heat to boiling a cup of water; add the cloves of garlic and simmer for about 1 minute - drain, peel the garlic (which should be slightly softened and should peel easily) and cut each clove in half.
• Add garlic cloves to beef broth in saucepan; cover and simmer 10 minutes, or until garlic is soft.
• Remove half of the garlic cloves and reserve.
• To the saucepan add the chicken broth, water, wine, half and half, thyme (crush it with your fingers before adding), and cayenne to broth and heat to a low simmer for 5 minutes.
• With an immersion blender or in a regular blender, puree the soup; season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper, set aside, and keep warm.
• Toast bread on one side under broiler; remove and spread un-toasted sides with butter.
• Mash the reserved half of garlic cloves and spread over the un-toasted and buttered sides of bread; sprinkle with shredded Gruyere cheese.
• Broil toast until brown and bubbly, about 30 seconds (careful, they can burn easily).
• Place a piece of toast in each of the four soup bowls; ladle hot soup over and serve.

Steps:

• Pour the water and the broth into a deep pot with the salt.
• Peel and crush 10 of the garlic cloves (I used the base of my glass measuring cup), then put into the broth.
• Add the bay leaves and the 1st teaspoon of olive oil. Cook for 15 minutes over medium-high heat.
• Cut the chicken into pieces, and stir into the soup along with all of the herbs (except the parsley). Peel and finely dice the last garlic clove, and add to the pot. Cook about 10 more minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
• In the meantime, brush both sides of the bread slices with olive oil, and then fry over medium heat until golden brown. (Or you can bake them, I suppose!).
• Set the toast to the side, and fry each egg one at a time. Sprinkle with parsley and ground black pepper. Set these to the side too.
• Bring the soup to a boil for 5 minutes, and then strain the soup into a bowl, and then return the broth to the pot.
• Rinse any clinging herbs from the chicken pieces, and put the chicken back into the soup.
• Discard all other solids.
• To serve, place 2 slices toast into the bottom of each (wide and shallow) bowl. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese over each bowl. Ladle the soup over the bread and cheese, and top with an egg. Sprinkle with parsley and serve hot. (Eat this right away, or the bread will become soggy).
• Serve with fresh apple slices and lightly steamed broccoli or asparagus tips.