Country French Garlic Soup
Ingredients
- 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
- 20 cloves garlic, minced (about 1/3 cup)
- 5 tbsp olive oil (divided use)
- 4 eggs
For Garnish
- Garlic croutons
- Chives and/or fresh sage
Instructions
- Heat 2 Tbsp of olive oil in a soup pot over a low flame Add onion and sauté lightly. After a minute or two, add minced garlic and stir until garlic and onion are soft, being careful not to brown the garlic.
- Add chicken broth and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and allow broth to cool a bit.
- While the broth is simmering, separate eggs, adding yolks to a small mixing bowl. Slowly drizzle remaining 3 Tbsp olive oil into the yolks, whisking as you go. Add a few tablespoons of cooled broth to the yolks, making a liaison. The goal is to have the egg yolks and the broth in the pot close to the same temperature so that the eggs don’t cook when they are added. Gradually add the egg yolk mixture to the broth. Whisk or use an immersion blender. Continue whisking/blending and add the egg white. Reheat gently but do not let the mixture boil.
- Place garlic croutons in the bottom of each soup bowl, and ladle hot soup over the top. Garnish with snipped chives, chopped fresh sage and a grind of fresh pepper.Bon appetit!