Daniel Bonnot's Cream of Garlic Soup

Soup

Ingredients

  • 4 tb Butter
  • 2 md Onions, sliced
  • 4 Garlic, heads, mashed
  • 1 qt Chicken stock
  • 1/2 lb Bread, French, day old
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 2 Thyme, sprigs OR 1/2 ts Thyme, dried
  • 6 oz Cream, heavy
  • Salt (to taste)
  • Pepper (to taste)

Directions

Melt the butter in a soup kettle and add onion and garlic. Cook for 5 minutes over moderate heat. Strain a quart of chicken stock into the pan and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in the bread slices and add bay leaf and thyme. Simmer for 10 minutes longer. Put the mixture into a food processor and process to a puree. Force through a sieve and add cream. Heat through and correct seasoning.

Recipe by Chef Daniel Bonnot, Louis XVI Restaurant, Marie Antoinette Hotel, New Orleans



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Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Magazine clipping from a friend (magazine unknown)
Submitted By: Teresa Johnson
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Daniel Bonnot's Cream of Garlic Soup