Garlic Soup

Garlic Soup

This soup is best served immediately after cooking or within a few hours of preparing.

Ingredients

20 Garlic cloves, crushed
2 Sprigs thyme
4 cups Chicken stock
1/3 cup Cream
salt and white pepper
4 Slices thick White bread
fresh thyme to garnish

Instructions

1. Crush garlic and place in a large pot with the thyme and stock along with 1 cup of water.
2. Bring this to the boil and then reduce heat to medium low and allow simmer gently for 20 minutes, uncovered.
3. Strain the soup through a fine sieve into a clean pan.
4. Add the cream and re-heat gently without boiling.
5. Season with the salt and white pepper to taste.
6. Trim and discard the crust of the bread and cut into cubes about 3 cm square.
7. Spread these out on an oven tray and cook in a pre-heated 180°C oven for 5-10 minutes until lightly golden.
8. Put the bread into four serving bowls and pour the soup over the bread garnish with the extra thyme and serve immediately.

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