Acorda Alentejana / Alentejo Bread and Garlic Soup

Name: Acorda Alentejana / Alentejo Bread and Garlic Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 garlic cloves; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup olive oil; 4 tablespoons fresh coriander, chopped (cilantro); 1 pint boiling water (2 cups); 4 slices whole wheat bread; 4 eggs (poached)

Submitted by kiwidutch

"I picked up a second hand book called Portuguese Cookery by Ursula Bourne, and want to post recipes that I have adapted so that I can make them soonest. I am unclear if this soup is meant to be hot or cold since no reference to heating it is made in the recipe, so will update this one once I have made it. If you make this before I do, I would greatly appreciate your feedback."

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 7
Serves:: 4

ingredients

4 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ cup olive oil
4 tablespoons fresh coriander, chopped (cilantro)
1 pint boiling water (2 cups)
4 slices whole wheat bread
4 eggs (poached)

directions

Mince the garlic and mix with the salt in a soup pan.
Add the olive oil and chopped coriander (cilantro) then add the water and stir well.
Heat a separate pan of water and gently drop in your eggs to poach them.
Serve the garlic soup into individual dishes, place a slice of bread on top of each and then gently top with one poached egg per plate.

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Reviews

Hi, just for your info - I'm half portuguese and I can reliably inform you that this soup is definitely supposed to be served hot!

SusiK
This was good how I adapted it but was too salty. I only used 2 tbsp olive oil and sauteed the garlic and salt in it, then I added chicken broth instead of water, brought it to a boil, turned off the heat and stirred in the cilantro and added baby spinach leaves. I used toasted whole wheat bread to top it and the poached eggs. I sprinkled black pepper over the eggs. Pretty good overall but I'd only used 1/4 tsp salt next time. Made for the Please Review tag game.

Engrossed

Tweaks

This was good how I adapted it but was too salty. I only used 2 tbsp olive oil and sauteed the garlic and salt in it, then I added chicken broth instead of water, brought it to a boil, turned off the heat and stirred in the cilantro and added baby spinach leaves. I used toasted whole wheat bread to top it and the poached eggs. I sprinkled black pepper over the eggs. Pretty good overall but I'd only used 1/4 tsp salt next time. Made for the Please Review tag game.

Engrossed