Sopa de Ajo

Castilian garlic soup of bread, pimentón and stock with eggs poached in the broth.

Photo: Coralma* · CC0

Ingredients

• 8 garlic cloves, sliced
• 4 slices stale bread
• 4 eggs
• 1 tbsp pimentón
• 1.2 litres chicken stock
• 60 g Serrano ham, diced
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• Salt

How to make Sopa de Ajo

1. Fry the garlic and ham gently in the oil, then the bread.
2. Stir in the pimentón, add the stock and simmer.
3. Crack in the eggs and poach.