A recipe for Castilian-Style Garlic Soup. Follow the simple recipe instructions for Castilian-Style Garlic Soup shared by other home cooking experts.
Ingredients
6 Tbs. olive oil4 cloves garlic, minced
4 1/2 cups day-old country bread, crusts removed, cut in slices then torn roughly into crouton-size pieces
2 Tsp. imported sweet paprika
4 cloves garlic lightly crushed and peeled
4 1/2 cups water
salt
freshly ground pepper
4 cups beef broth or beef consomme
6 eggs (optional)
6 Tbs. Spanish mountain cured ham. prosciutto or capicollo chopped in 1/4 inch dice
Directions
Place 5 Tsp. of the oil and the minced garlic in a skillet and slowly heat until the garlic begins to color. Add the bread pieces and saute slowly until they are crisp and golden about 15 minutes. Sprinkle in 1 Tsp. of the paprika and stir to coat the bread. Reserve. To make the garlic broth in a soup pot heat the remaining Tbs. of oil and lightly saute the pooled crushed garlic cloves. Stir in the remaining Tsp. paprika the water salt and pepper. Bring to a boil cover and simmer 45 minutes you should have about 4 cups (these first two steps may be done in advance). Bring the beef broth to a boil. Arrange 6 ovenproof soup bowls on a baking tray and 1 Tbs. of the beef broth to each. If you are using eggs slip one into each bow scatter in the ham and pour in more beef broth (the bowls should be half full). Place the tray with the bowls in a 450F oven until the eggs are set about 4 minutes. Fill the bowls with the reserved garlic broth boiling hot and scatter in the bread pieces.Serve Immediately.
