Sopa de Ajo

Name: Sopa de Ajo
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 8 cloves garlic, sliced; 150g stale bread, thinly sliced; 1 tbsp sweet smoked paprika (pimentón); 1.2 litres chicken or ham stock; 50g serrano ham, diced (optional); 4 eggs; 4 tbsp olive oil

Sopa de ajo/SOH-pah deh AH-hoh/

Also known as: Sopa Castellana, Spanish Garlic Soup, Castilian Garlic Soup

About this dish

A humble garlic soup of stale bread, paprika and stock, with a gently poached egg in each bowl.

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Ingredients

🧄8 cloves garlic, sliced

🍞150g stale bread, thinly sliced

🌶️1 tbsp sweet smoked paprika (pimentón)

🍲1.2 litres chicken or ham stock

🥓50g serrano ham, diced (optional)

🥚4 eggs

🫒4 tbsp olive oil

Method

Serves 4

Gently fry the garlic (and ham) in olive oil until golden.

Add the bread and fry until it soaks up the oil.

Off the heat, stir in the paprika, then add the stock.

Simmer for 15 minutes until the bread breaks down.

Crack in the eggs and poach for 3–4 minutes, then serve in earthenware bowls.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Sopa castellana is a Castilian winter classic and a traditional remedy, often eaten during Lent.

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