Sweet Garlic Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 slices bread
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 -4 whole heads garlic
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 3 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 6 egg yolks (optional)
• 1 1/4 cups creme fraiche or 1 1/4 cups heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 start cooking about 35 min before serving.
• 2 trim off the crusts from the bread slices & set aside.
• 3 separate and peel garlic cloves.
• 4 half-fill a large sauce pan with water, add garlic and bring to a boil.
• 5 pour off water. refill pan with water and return to a boil.
• 6 pour off the water.
• 7 add chicken stock to pan and simmer over low heat until the garlic begins to soften, about 7-8 minute
• 8 note: cooking may be stopped here when preparing in advance.
• 9 when ready to finish, return stock and garlic to a simmer. add bread slices and bring to a boil.
• 10 stir in the creme fraiche and return to a boil.
• 11 pour soup into a food processor or blender, add butter, season with salt and pepper and process until smooth.
• 12 pour into individual soup bowls and add a fresh egg yolk to each just before serving.