Rich and satisfying the bread soup is full of bold flavors. I used stale rosemary bread, but any good crusty bread will do.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup very good olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 8 clove garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 3 cup bite-size pieces stale crusty rosemary bread (4 ounces), preferably but any good stale bread is fine
- 5 cup rich chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon rosemary leaves, minced
- 1 bay leaf
- salt and pepper to taste
- 3 large, eggs well beaten
- whole flat-leaf parsley leaves, for garnish
Directions
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat until hot but not smoking. Add garlic and 1 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until very fragrant but not browned, about 10 minutes.
Add bread, and stir to coat. Cook, stirring often until the bread begins to brown. Stir in stock, rosemary and bay leaf; season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes.
Discard bay leaf. Stir in eggs. Cook, stirring quite often to keep the eggs broken up, about 10 minutes. Serve soup garnished with plenty of whole parsley leaves, and a drizzle of olive oil.
I’m almost grateful that my blog took a long time to develop a readership, because it gave me the chance to develop a “brand” that is all about what I wanted to do. I may write articles about topics I don’t like, but my blog has always been my own. It must be a great feeling to be taking back your own… especially with such delicious dishes as this one!
I am really likin that red broth. Love the presentation and the size of the ingredients, keeping their own integrity. Nice!
LL
My kids would devour this. 🙂 I just bought some cod–purposefully for use in a Spanish recipe. But I did not have a recipe yet (where I live I have to buy frozen and assume I will find the recipe at some point). So maybe I just found it.
All I can say is amen. I completely agree with the sentiment. Sometimes I wish I was blogging back when no one knew what a blog was because I think today there can be so many conversations about turning your blog into a brand and appealing to readers that it can be easy to lose sight of who you really are.
of a chowder guy, most are too thick and gooey for me, but a dish like this, spiked with chorizo and pimenton.…yes, this will do just fine thank you. — S
Boy, do I hear you Greg. I’ve been grappling with the why of my blog for a while now too, trying to remember how I felt about it when I started. I’ve also been guilty of writing posts that maybe pandered too much to other interests rather than being completely true to myself (I guess a lot of us have) — though healthy snacks for kids would likewise have been a bridge too far for me! I, for one, am happy to see you go back to foods you love and that make you happy. I liked (nay, loved) what I read when I first came here more than two years ago (yes, two years, count ’em). I feel the same way now.
I love cabbage, so that is a given I would like your post, but not sure about Cod, but I will give it a try.
Despite my aversion for most things fish, I’d definitely try this if you made if for me. It looks saucy and has a lot more going on than just fish.
Well, if this is illustrative of the avenue you choose to follow, I’ll be a very satisfied reader. It’s very similar to the type of dish my maternal grandmother who was born in Northern Spain would make — and it would always be accompanied by boiled potatoes.
Loving the flavors of this stew, so perfect with pimenton and chorizo!
Slow simmering (as in this dish) yields a flavorful result. —So stick with what you believe in.
I don’t care what kids eat either!
This looks delicious, and so simple. I’m always so hesitant to cook fish indoors because of the lingering fish smell. Do you have that problem with this dish?
Oh my, what a recipe! I can’t imagine how you can lose readers with a post like this… and if you do lose them, then you don’t want them anyway — ha! This is the kind of recipes I love finding on blogs, so count me a fan of you taking back your blog. 😉 Can’t wait to see what’s next!
I love these kinds of dishes… so rustic and flavorful. And comforting!!! Just what I need with this frigid weather!