Description
Rustic Country French Garlic Soup delivers rich, comforting flavors from Provence’s culinary traditions. Garlic, herbs, and bread combine in a simple yet elegant dish that warms and satisfies hungry diners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 cups / 2 liters chicken stock
- 1 large head garlic, cloves peeled and sliced
- 1 small bunch fresh sage
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- Salt, to taste
- 1 large egg yolk
- ⅔ cup / 160 ml extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Infusion Preparation: Gently simmer sliced garlic cloves and fresh sage in chicken stock, allowing aromatics to meld and intensify for 10 minutes over low heat.
- Broth Refinement: Strain the infused liquid through a fine-mesh sieve, extracting a pure, concentrated garlic-sage essence while discarding the solid ingredients.
- Emulsion Creation: Whisk egg yolk and Dijon mustard in a mixing bowl, gradually incorporating extra virgin olive oil in a thin, steady stream to develop a velvety, stable mayonnaise with a delicate salt seasoning.
- Soup Integration: Carefully fold the prepared mayonnaise into the warm garlic broth, whisking meticulously to achieve a silky, creamy texture that harmonizes the robust garlic flavor with the smooth emulsion.
- Serving Presentation: Ladle the steaming soup into warmed bowls, garnishing with delicate fresh sage leaves to elevate both the visual allure and aromatic complexity of this quintessential French countryside-inspired delicacy.
Notes
- Control Garlic Intensity: Adjust the number of garlic cloves based on personal preference, remembering that simmering mellows the sharp flavor while preserving its rich essence.
- Perfect Emulsion Technique: Whisk egg yolk and mustard slowly and consistently, ensuring a gradual oil incorporation to prevent separation and maintain a smooth, glossy mayonnaise texture.
- Temperature Management: Add mayonnaise to warm (not boiling) broth carefully to prevent egg curdling, maintaining a gentle heat that preserves the soup’s creamy consistency.
- Dietary Adaptation: Replace chicken stock with vegetable broth for a vegetarian version, and use olive oil mayonnaise or cashew cream for a dairy-free alternative that maintains the soup’s luxurious mouthfeel.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 900 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 24 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg