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Dinner Tonight: Garlic Soup

Posted by Nick Kindelsperger, December 21, 2007 at 4:00 PM

I finally got the courage to make this. Maybe it’s just the title, but it was never something salivated over. I just gave in because of Daisy Martinez, host and author of Daisy Cooks, loves it so. This soup was even in her top 10 hits stuck in the front. So finally, after I realized I didn’t have much else to eat but I always have garlic, I decided to try it.

Out of some very meager ingredients, comes a full and surprisingly luscious soup. I think it was the combination of the andouille and that egg. I was secretly very scared that I’d mess it up, but it turned perfectly. When you open it up, the yolk filters through the broth and thickens it up nicely. Of course, I didn’t realize until right about five minutes ago that I’ve had both onion and garlic soup this week. Good thing the fiance likes me. I wouldn’t suggest this with anyone you’re unsure of.

Garlic Soup

- makes 2 servings -

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 links andouille (or chorizo), cut into 1/4 inch slices
6 cloves garlic, peeled, and thinly sliced
3 cups chicken broth
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoons white vinegar
2 eggs
2 slices of bread
Salt

Procedure

1. Pour the oil in a pan and turn the heat to medium. Toss in the sliced sausage and cook for 2-3 minutes. Remove to a bowl.

2. Turn the heat to low and add the sliced garlic. Cook gently for 4 minutes, and remove . Place in the bowl with the sausages.

3. Turn the heat back up to medium, and place the sliced pieces of bread in. Cook until they are golden brown, about three minutes per side. Remove and set aside.

4. Return the garlic and sausages to the pot, pour in the chicken broth, and plop in the bay leaf. Bring to simmer over medium heat and season with salt.

5. While the soup is a simmering, bring a small pot of water and the vinegar to a simmer. When ready, crack an egg into a small bowl. And then slide the egg into the pot very, very gently. It should curl up nicely in the water and remain compact. Cook them for about 5 minutes.

6. To construct the soup, place a piece of bread in a soup bowl. Gently set a poached egg on top. Pour in the garlic soup.

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