Recipe courtesy of Mary Sue Milliken
and
Susan Feniger
Red Garlic Soup
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 472
- Total Fat
- 33
- Saturated Fat
- 9
- Carbohydrates
- 11
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 3
- Protein
- 30
- Cholesterol
- 222
- Sodium
- 869
- Total: 3 hr
- Prep: 45 min
- Cook: 2 hr 15 min
Ingredients
2 pounds chicken bones
1 onion, quartered
1 head garlic plus 6 cloves, minced and 3 cloves, halved
1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 pound cured Spanish ham, or prosciutto, diced
1 tomato, seeded and diced
2 teaspoons sweet paprika
6 very thin slices country bread
8 cumin seeds
8 saffron threads
6 eggs (optional)
Directions
- Prepare the chicken stock by combining the chicken bones, onion, and garlic head in a large pot. Add enough water to cover, about 1 gallon, and bring to a boil. Skim and discard foam that rises to the top. Reduce to a simmer and cook, uncovered, about 1 hour, periodically skimming foam from the top. If liquid is evaporating too rapidly, add a cup or two of water. Strain by lifting liquid out with a ladle. Discard the onion and garlic, and set aside to cool. Reserve 2 quarts for the soup, and save the extra for another use. (It will keep in the refrigerator up to 5 days).
- Heat the 1/4 cup olive oil in a large saucepan, add the 6 cloves minced garlic, and saute until golden. Add the cured ham, and saute for a minute. Add the tomato and paprika, and saute briefly, then add the reserved chicken stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.Meanwhile, toast the bread, rub half a clove of the remaining 3 garlic cloves over each piece, and drizzle with the remaining olive oil. With a mortar and pestle, pound the leftover garlic halves, cumin seeds, and saffron. Stir paste into the simmering soup, and add the bread, breaking it up a bit.
- If using eggs, break the eggs into the simmering soup and poach them until set, but yolks still soft. Serve soup immediately, ladling it into warm earthenware bowls.