Egg Garlic And Tortilla Soup Recipes

TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Place the tomatoes, onion and garlic in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a large saucepan. Add chicken broth and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes. , Meanwhile, cut tortillas into 1/4-in. strips; fry in hot oil until crisp and brown. Drain on paper towels. Ladle soup into bowls; top with tortilla strips, sour cream and cheese.

PROVENçAL GARLIC SOUP WITH POACHED EGG

Steps:

• Peel and slice or roughly chop the garlic cloves. Warm the oil in a heavy soup pot over medium heat. Add the garlic and sage and let them sizzle a bit without browning, about 2 minutes. Season with about a teaspoon of salt and a few grinds of pepper.
• Add 6 cups of water and bring to a boil over high heat, then lower to a brisk simmer. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes. Taste for seasoning and adjust.
• Ladle about an inch of soup into a skillet. Over medium heat, bring to a brisk simmer and, for each serving, poach an egg for about 3 minutes.
• For each serving, place a slice of toast in a soup bowl. With a slotted spoon lift a poached egg onto each piece. Ladle the soup over it. Sprinkle with a little parsley, scallion, or chive.

EGG, GARLIC AND TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil, cayenne pepper, chile powder, and paprika over medium heat in a medium saucepot for about 5 minutes.
• Add the chopped garlic and cook for two minutes.
• Add the tortilla pieces and stir until they have absorbed most of the oil, about 30 seconds.
• Add the chicken stock, parsley, lime zest, salt and pepper and simmer at a low boil for 6 minutes.
• Add the eggs to the soup, cover and poach for 3 1/2 minutes (or to your liking).
• To serve, place each egg in a bowl, cover with 1/2 of the soup and top with the lime juice and cheese.
• Note: Depending on what I have on hand, I change the recipe by:.
• Making it with beef stock.
• Substituting 1/2 cup of stock with tomato juice.
• Adding in about a cup of left over carrots, corn and/or chopped tomatoes while heating the spices.
• Enjoy!

GARLIC SOUP, SPANISH-STYLE, WITH EGG

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add garlic and saute over medium heat until the garlic is barely golden. Remove the garlic from the pan, draining as much oil as possible back into the pan.
• Saute the bread slices in the oil remaining in the pan until the bread is golden brown. Remove the croutons from the pan.
• Add the sweet and hot peppers and saute over low heat until the sweet peppers are tender. Stir in the stock and return the garlic to the saucepan. Bring to a simmer and simmer for 30 minutes. Taste and season with salt if necessary.
• Just before serving, warm each of four soup plates, then place a crouton in each plate. Carefully break an egg on top of each crouton then ladle the simmering soup over the egg and crouton. Sprinkle with parsley and serve at once.

GARLIC SOUP WITH POACHED EGGS

Steps:

• Cook garlic in oil in a deep 10-inch heavy skillet over low heat, stirring occasionally, until tender and pale golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer garlic to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Add bread slices to skillet and cook over moderate heat, turning once, until browned, about 4 minutes. Divide toasts among 4 large soup bowls.
• Add stock, red pepper flakes, and garlic to skillet and bring to a simmer.
• Break 1 egg into a cup and slide egg into simmering stock. Repeat with remaining eggs. Poach eggs at a bare simmer until whites are firm but yolks are still runny, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Transfer eggs with slotted spoon to toasts and season with salt. Ladle soup into bowls and top with cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.