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    Home » Recipes » Spanish

    Updated: Jul 28, 2019 by Marc · 18 Comments

    Sopa de Ajo con Huevo

    While it’s not much to look at, this is a fantastically warming, simple soup that makes for a great meal when you’re short on time or ingredients. Popular in the Castilla region of Spain, Sopa de Ajo literally means “garlic soup”. It’s made with lots of garlic, jamón serrano, smoked paprika, large pieces of stale
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    While it's not much to look at, this is a fantastically warming, simple soup that makes for a great meal when you're short on time or ingredients. Popular in the Castilla region of Spain, Sopa de Ajo literally means "garlic soup". It's made with lots of garlic, jamón serrano, smoked paprika, large pieces of stale crusty bread, and of course an egg (huevo).

    Since I don't have jamón serrano sitting around in my kitchen on a regular basis, I used some homemade chicken stock instead of water but it was no less satisfying. The soup has the deep smoky flavor of the caramelized garlic and smoked paprika (pimenton) while the crusty bread absorbs these flavors and crisps on the top. The yolk from the partially cooked egg gets broken into the soup which adds some creamy body and rounds the dish out.

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    Sopa de Ajo con Huevo

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    Ingredients 

    • 12 bread medium sized crusty stale cubes
    • 2 cloves garlic crushed
    • 2 tbs olive oil
    • black pepper
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 5 cloves garlic thinly sliced
    • ¼ teaspoon cayenne (optional)
    • 1 paprika paprika smoked
    • 4 Cups low sodium chicken stock
    • salt
    • 2 eggs

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
    • Mix the olive oil, garlic and pepper in a bowl then toss the bread cubes in it. Lay them in a single layer on a baking sheet or piece of foil and bake until they're nice and crisp.
    • In medium saucpan, add the oil and fry the garlic slices until they are a rich brown color (but not burnt). Add the cayenne pepper, smoked paprika, and the chicken stock then bring to a simmer. Taste for salt and add as necessary, but keep in mind this will reduce a bit in the oven, so you don't want it to be too salty.
    • Get 2 oven safe bowls ready by adding 6 bread cubes to each one in a ring, leaving room in the center for the egg. Pour enough soup into each bowl to cover most of the bread, then gently break an egg into the center of each bowl. Pour a touch more soup ontop of each egg then put the bowls in the oven.
    • The soup is ready when the bread is crusty on top and the white part of the egg is set (but the yolk is still runny). Carefully remove from the oven, set the bowls on plates and serve.
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    1. Peter G says

      November 22, 2008 at 5:14 pm

      This is actually so simple. And you can't argue with garlic can you?

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    2. Peter G says

      November 22, 2008 at 9:14 pm

      This is actually so simple. And you can't argue with garlic can you?

      Reply
    3. Dee says

      November 22, 2008 at 10:24 pm

      I adore this soup. Yours looks fabulous!

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    4. Dee says

      November 23, 2008 at 2:24 am

      I adore this soup. Yours looks fabulous!

      Reply
    5. diva says

      November 23, 2008 at 2:45 pm

      wow, this soup looks amazing! and by the looks of it, very warming due to all the spices.

      Reply
    6. diva says

      November 23, 2008 at 6:45 pm

      wow, this soup looks amazing! and by the looks of it, very warming due to all the spices.

      Reply
    7. _ts of [eatingclub] vancouver says

      November 24, 2008 at 6:11 pm

      This looks and sounds sooooo good!

      Reply
    8. _ts of [eatingclub] vancouver says

      November 24, 2008 at 10:11 pm

      This looks and sounds sooooo good!

      Reply
    9. Peter says

      November 24, 2008 at 10:12 pm

      I can appreciate this soup for it's garlicky goodness...the simplicity works here.

      Marc, it was wonderful spending the evening over food, convo and spirited food chat over drinks.

      Also, I'll never forget being carded for ID...priceless!

      Reply
    10. Peter says

      November 25, 2008 at 2:12 am

      I can appreciate this soup for it's garlicky goodness...the simplicity works here.

      Marc, it was wonderful spending the evening over food, convo and spirited food chat over drinks.

      Also, I'll never forget being carded for ID...priceless!

      Reply
    11. We Are Never Full says

      November 29, 2008 at 2:02 pm

      oh wow - just lovely. this has been on our list of 'must make soon' and still haven't gotten around to it. you've absolutely done this dish justice!!

      Reply
    12. We Are Never Full says

      November 29, 2008 at 6:02 pm

      oh wow - just lovely. this has been on our list of 'must make soon' and still haven't gotten around to it. you've absolutely done this dish justice!!

      Reply
    13. Aran says

      December 02, 2008 at 4:10 pm

      oh this is so close to my heart... my grandma used to make this for us when we were kids... no egg though but I can see how the egg makes it so much better!

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    14. Aran says

      December 02, 2008 at 8:10 pm

      oh this is so close to my heart... my grandma used to make this for us when we were kids... no egg though but I can see how the egg makes it so much better!

      Reply
    15. Jim says

      April 05, 2009 at 7:22 pm

      Reminds me of the Cesneckova I had in the Czech Republic. Minus the egg.

      That was incredible. This might be better.

      Reply
    16. Jim says

      April 05, 2009 at 11:22 pm

      Reminds me of the Cesneckova I had in the Czech Republic. Minus the egg.

      That was incredible. This might be better.

      Reply
    17. Christine says

      January 15, 2010 at 2:56 pm

      Seriously? This is inspired. I'm making it for dinner. Well, I guess I"ll wait til dinnertime.

      Reply
    18. Christine says

      January 15, 2010 at 6:56 pm

      Seriously? This is inspired. I'm making it for dinner. Well, I guess I"ll wait til dinnertime.

      Reply

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