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How To Make Garlic Soup

Garlic Soup Recipe. A flavourful soup made with plenty of garlic, vegetables and herbs. Sample our Garlic Soup recipe. Enlarge

How To Make Garlic Soup

Garlic Soup Recipe. A flavourful soup made with plenty of garlic, vegetables and herbs. Sample our Garlic Soup recipe.

Prep:
20m
Cook:
30m
Total:
50m
Serves:
4

Step 1: You will need

  • 40 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 4 celery stalks, chopped
  • 60 g bread crumbs
  • 1 can chopped Italian plum tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 ltr chicken stock
  • Half tsp cayenne pepper
  • Half tsp curry powder
  • Half tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp oregano
  • 1 tbsp thyme
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 120 ml double cream
  • 20 g plain flour
  • Salt
  • 1 large saucepan
  • 1 blender
  • 1 wooden spoon

Step 2: Sweat the vegetables

Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and when hot sweat the onions, celery, carrots and garlic until soft.

Step 3: Add the flour, spices and herbs

Stir in the flour and mix thoroughly.

Add the cayenne pepper, curry powder, black pepper, salt, oregano and thyme.

Cook for 5 minutes while stirring.

Step 4: Add the remaining ingredients and simmer

Add the tomatoes, bread crumbs, cream and the stock.

Bring to boil and simmer for 15 minutes while stirring .

Step 5: Blend

Pour the soup into a blender and purée until smooth. If necessary, add water to thin the soup down and taste to check the seasoning.

Step 6: Serve

Ladle the soup into bowls and serve while hot.