Catalonia 7: Garlic Soup 🌞

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GARLIC SOUP

Ingredients (for 4 people)

1.5 L (1.5qts) water or vegetable broth
peasant bread from the previous day
6 garlic cloves
olive oil
salt
3 eggs

Preparation

1. Heat a pot with the water or vegetable broth together with laminated
garlic, a pinch of salt and a splash of oil.

2. Boil for 4 minutes and add thin slices of bread.

3. Whisk with a mixer until the bread is reduced to a soup.

4. A few minutes before removing from the heat, add eggs, whisk and
serve quickly.

Comments

This is one of many scalded soups prepared throughout Catalonia. It’s very
simple and inexpensive; it uses the bread from the previous day and the
broth from boiling vegetables or cooking legumes such as beans or
chickpeas. To make this a scalded soup, some people slice the bread thinly
and place it in the soup bowls. The bread is then topped with sliced garlic,
followed by a splash of oil and very hot broth poured on top.

The bowl is covered and left to stand for a few minutes, and then it’s ready
to eat.


From "Roots Catalan" by Joan Roca


MMMmmmm GARLIC!

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1. What is laminated garlic?

I tried looking it up, and all I got was references to minced, chopped or roasted garlic, and how to laminate wood products.