Garlic Soup

Name: Garlic Soup
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 pounds onions, about 4, chopped; 2 cups garlic cloves, about 4 large heads, chopped; 2 quarts Chicken Stock or canned low-sodium chicken broth; 1/2 loaf day-old French bread (about 1/4 pound), cut into chunks; 1 bouquet garni: 6 parsley stems, 9 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried, and 1 bay leaf; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 2 cups half-and-half; 1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper; Croutons, optional

Instructions

Cook:1h 15min

This recipe for rich, creamy garlic soup comes from Susan Spicer, who serves it at her refined New Orleans restaurant, Bayona. Two cups of garlic and two pounds of onions are cooked low and slow, then simmered in stock and thickened with day-old bread.

Updated at: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 05:17:13 GMT