ASORDO - PORTUGUESE BREAD SOUP

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The Portuguese love bread soup. It was a peasant dish in the old country, and when they came to this country, it continued to be a favourite way of using up stale bread.

Provided by luvcookn

Categories     Portuguese

Time 30m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 lb loaf French bread, dry, broken up into small pieces
5 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 quarts chicken stock
1/2 lb shrimp, peeled
salt
Tabasco sauce (use Piri Piri if available)
chopped parsley
4 whole eggs

Steps:

  • Soak bread in water until soft. Squeeze out the water and set the bread aside.
  • In a soup pot, toast the garlic in the olive oil, just until it begins to barely brown.
  • Add the chicken stock to the pot and bring to a simmer.
  • Add the bread to the pot and simmer, making a thick soup.
  • Add the shrimp, salt, and Piri Piri.
  • Cook for a moment.
  • Place the soup in a tureen and garnish with the parsley.
  • Break the eggs on top of the soup.
  • Bring to the table and stir the eggs into the soup before serving.

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