Sopa De Ajo - Castilian Garlic Soup

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 3 1/2 ounces of cured spanish ham (subsitute cured ham like virginia ham)
• 2 -3 slices day-old french bread, medium size - 4 x 2-1/2 x 1-inch
• 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
• 3 garlic cloves, sliced
• 6 eggs
• 1 quart water
• salt (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a heavy frying pan.
• 2 add not-too-thinly sliced garlic.
• 3 before the garlic turns brown, add the cubed ham and the slices of bread.
• 4 sauté for a few minutes on medium heat.
• 5 add the sweet paprika, followed by the water and salt.
• 6 bring to a slow boil.
• 7 boil for 5-10 minutes.
• 8 to poach the eggs, carefully add eggs to the soup one at a time.
• 9 scoop out poached eggs one at a time into soup bowls. then, slowly ladle the soup into each bowl.