CREAMY GARLIC SOUP

Lucky we are not in the same room at the moment, because I surely smell of garlic! I searched the internet and found several recipes for garlic soup. The soup I made was a combination of these recipes with my own twists and it was delicious! Here is the basic recipe:

4 cups water
18 cloves garlic, smashed and chopped
Sprinkling of rosemary, sea salt and pepper
olive oil to coat bottom of sauce pan

Heat the olive oil slightly, add salt, pepper and rosemary. Peel and chop the garlic. Add the 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil and then simmer for about 30 minutes.

Whisk 1 egg and 2 egg yolks with 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese and some more cracked pepper until creamy.
Add one cup of the hot broth, gradually, into the egg mixture whisking constantly. This will thicken the mixture and begin to cook the eggs.

Add this mixture to the remaining broth in the pot and simmer on medium heat for about 7 minutes, the broth will thicken.

Break up some hard crusty bread and place in the bottom of the serving bowls. Ladle soup over the bread. Sprinkle with some more parmesan cheese and enjoy!

Here is a variation of the same recipe: http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/293/Creamy_Garlic_Soup11615.shtml

There were several other recipes that looked quite good, some called for butter and cream. There are also versions with meat, such as ham, and versions with tomato. Of course, you must be a garlic lover, as garlic is the predominant flavour of this savory soup.

Bon Appetit!