Sopa de Ajo

TIME
25 minutes
YIELD
6 servings

Ingredients

Olive oil
3 tbsp
Head of garlic, cloves thinly sliced
1
Smoked paprika
1 tbsp
Baguette slices
5 ounces
Chicken broth
8 cups
Salt
1/2 tsp
Black pepper
1/4 tsp
Eggs, beaten
4
Thyme sprigs for garnish

 

Directions

  1. HEAT oil in a 6-quart pot over medium heat. ADD garlic slices and STIR until lightly golden; about 3 minutes. DO NOT BURN. STIR in paprika and ADD slices of bread. USE tongs to coat bread with oil.
  2. STIR in broth. When bread slices are soaked and softened, BREAK UP into bite-size pieces. SEASON with salt and pepper and BRING soup to a simmer.
  3. STIR the soup slowly and ADD eggs at the same time to make egg ribbons. TURN HEAT OFF and SERVE immediately. GARNISH with a sprig of thyme.