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James Beard’s Garlic Soup Recipe

Garlic Soup
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Get this all-star, easy-to-follow Garlic Soup recipe from James Beard. Garlic soup is immune boosting and hearty with broth, garlic, onions, and herbs with a lemon juice and fresh parsley garnish.

Ingredients

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  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 30 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 6–8 cups chicken stock
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • nutmeg, as needed
  • 4–5 egg yolks
  • 3–4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 6–8 slices country bread, toasted

Instructions

  1. Melt the fat in a large, heavy saucepan over low heat. Add the garlic and shake over gentle heat so the garlic cooks without browning. It should just melt in the fat; letting it brown is fatal as the flavor turns bitter.
  2. Add the chicken stock and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Grate a tiny bit of nutmeg in, if desired. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, and then force through a sieve or food mill to purée the garlic.
  3. Reheat the soup. Beat the egg yolks and stir in the olive oil. Stir some of the hot soup into the egg yolk mixture to temper them, and then stir it very gently into the soup and heat until warmed through. Do not under any circumstances let the soup come to a boil, or the yolks will curdle. Serve in large soup plates, ladling the soup over pieces of crisp toast, one to a plate.

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