Sopa de Ajo

Name: Sopa de Ajo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil; 8 to 10 large cloves garlic, very thinly sliced; 4 oz stale bread, thinly sliced or torn into pieces; 1 tbsp smoked paprika*; 6 to 7 cups chicken stock (or vegetable broth); 4 large eggs, whisked*; fine sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper

Classic sopa de ajo (garlic soup) is one of my all-time favorite Spanish comfort foods. It's easy to make with 6 ingredients in less than 30 minutes, and always tastes so cozy and delicious.

⏱ 25 min 🔨 Prep 10min 🔥 Cook 15min 📊 Medium 🍽 3 servings ⭐ 5.0 (14) 👁 6

Ingredients

3 servings

1/4 cup olive oil
8 to 10 large cloves garlic, very thinly sliced
4 oz stale bread, thinly sliced or torn into pieces
1 tbsp smoked paprika*
6 to 7 cups chicken stock (or vegetable broth)
4 large eggs, whisked*
fine sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add the sliced garlic and sauté for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it is fragrant and lightly golden. (It’s important not to overcook the garlic at this point.) Add the smoked paprika and stir to combine. Add the bread and toss until it is more or less evenly coated with the garlic oil. Continue cooking for 3 more minutes, stirring frequently so that the garlic does not burn.
Add 6 cups chicken stock and stir to combine, breaking up the bread with a wooden spoon into your desired size of pieces as it cooks. Continue cooking until the soup reaches a rapid simmer.
With one hand, use a wooden spoon to stir the soup in a circular motion to create a slow whirlpool. With the other hand, slowly pour the whisked eggs into the soup as you continue stirring, in order to create egg ribbons.
If you would like a brothier soup, feel free to add in 1 extra cup of stock. Taste and season the soup with salt, black pepper, and/or additional smoked paprika as desired.
Serve. Serve immediately and enjoy!

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$2591.00

Per Serving
$864.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$5182.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (86% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
olive oil	0.25 cup	$83.00
to 10 large cloves garlic	8	$1580.00
stale bread	4 oz	$123.00
smoked paprika*	1 tbsp	$147.00
to 7 cups chicken stock	6	$527.00
eggs	4 large	$131.00
fine sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper	-	-