Posted on Friday, March 25, 2016 in Soup Recipes

Portuguese Soup from Alentejo (Açorda Alentejana)

Portuguese soup from Alentejo (açorda Alentejana), is a comforting, rustic soup made with bread, garlic, olive oil, and herbs.
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Portuguese Soup from Alentejo (Açorda Alentejana)

Preparation time 5 min
Cooking Time 30 min
Ready In 35 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings4

Ingredients

4 eggs4 cloves garlic1 bunch coriander, roughly chopped4 slices of bread4 tablespoons of olive oil1 and 1/2 liters of waterSalt (to taste)
4 eggs4 cloves garlic1 bunch coriander, roughly chopped4 slices of bread4 tablespoons of olive oil1 and 1/2 liters of waterSalt (to taste)
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Preparation

  1. Crush the garlic, crush the coriander and mix them together.
  2. In a saucepan, heat the water.
  3. Season with salt and boil.
  4. Break the eggs and add to the water one by one.
  5. Let the eggs poach for 3 minutes.
  6. After the eggs are poached with the help of a slotted spoon, remove them to a plate.
  7. On the water you cooked the eggs, add the mixture of coriander with garlic and olive oil.
  8. Mix well and let it simmer for a bit.
  9. At the bottom of each bowl of soup, place a slice of bread, then a egg.
  10. Drizzle everything with the broth and serve.

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