Spanish Garlic Bread Soup Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S SPANISH GARLIC SOUP (SOPA DE AJO)

Sopa de Ajo is a wonderfully rustic bread soup spiked with sliced garlic, paprika, and ham. If that wasn't enough to get your attention, it's also topped with eggs poached in a fragrant, brick-red broth. It's like a steaming bowl of breakfast-for-dinner.

Provided by Chef John

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

Chef John's Spanish Garlic Soup (Sopa de Ajo) image

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
Spread French bread onto the prepared baking sheet and drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over the top; gently stir to coat bread.
Bake in the preheated oven until crispy and lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes.
Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a heavy pot over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic in hot oil until just golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Add ham; cook and stir until heated through, about 1 minute. Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of paprika and cook for 1 minute more. Pour bread into pot and toss to coat with hot oil mixture.
Pour chicken broth into bread mixture; add cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper and stir. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and stir in parsley.
Crack each egg into a small bowl or cup. Make 4 depressions in the bread on top of the soup with a spoon. Slowly pour an egg into each depression. Cover the pot with a lid and cook until egg whites are firm and yolks are thick but not hard, 2 to 3 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls and spoon an egg on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 447 calories, Carbohydrate 33.7 g, Cholesterol 201.3 mg, Fat 26.8 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 17.1 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 2072.9 mg, Sugar 3.3 g

Ingredients

6 cups cubed French bread
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
6 cloves garlic, very thinly sliced, or more to taste
2 ounces ham, diced
1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika, or to taste
6 cups chicken broth, or more as needed
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste
¼ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
4 large eggs

SPANISH GARLIC SOUP

Also called "Garlic Lovers' Soup". If you don't have any stale bread, this works just as well with croutons or toast cubes.

Provided by JackieOhNo

Categories Spanish

Time 20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Spanish Garlic Soup image

Steps:

In a soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat; saute the garlic until golden (but do not burn). Remove the pot from the heat and cool slightly. Then return the pot to low heat and slowly add the broth, salt, pepper, and bread cubes; simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove 2 tablespoons of the soup to a small bowl and mix with the beaten egg. Add the egg mixture back to the soup and stir. Continue cooking until the soup starts to thicken, about 2 minutes. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 145.6, Fat 9.6, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 46.5, Sodium 955.2, Carbohydrate 6.7, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 1.2, Protein 7.4

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
4 -5 large garlic cloves, minced
4 cups chicken broth or 4 cups chicken stock
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup stale bread cubes
1 egg, beaten