Irish Garlic Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep stockpot or saucepan. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain off any excess fat.
• Stir in potatoes, tomatoes, and enough chicken stock to cover. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
• Stir in cabbage and allow the soup to simmer for a few minutes longer before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter in large, heavy saucepan over medium heat.
• Add carrots, leeks, garlic and sweet potatoes and sauté until leeks are translucent, about 8 minutes.
• Add chicken stock and whipping cream.
• Cover and simmer until carrots and potatoes are very soft, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
• Puree soup in blender and return to same saucepan.
• Add salt, pepper and sugar and taste and adjust seasonings.
• Stir soup over medium heat until heated through.
• Ladle into bowls and top with whipped cream, if desired.
• Note: Parboil potatoes, then oven-roast by placing potatoes on cookie sheet in 350°F oven for about 30 minutes, or until brown.

Steps:

• Crush the garlic.
• Put the oil and butter into a stock pot, add the garlic and onion, and cook them gently for 20 minutes, until soft but not brown.
• Add the flour and stir to make a roux.
• Cook for a few minutes, then stir in the wine vinegar, stock and 4 cups water.
• Simmer for about 30 minutes.
• When ready to serve the soup, whisk in the lightly beaten egg yolks.
• Put the croutons into eight soup bowls and pour the hot soup over the croutons.
• COOK'S TIP:.
• When adding egg yolks to thicken a soup, reheat the soup gently but do not bring it back to a boil, otherwise the egg will curdle.
• VARIATION:.
• Toast small slices of French baguette, top with grated cheddar or parmesan cheese, and broil until the cheese melts.

Steps:

• Place potatoes on a baking sheet. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bake at 425° for 20-25 minutes or until tender., Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, saute onions in butter until tender. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook for 30 minutes or until deep golden brown, stirring occasionally. Add the mushrooms, sunflower kernels, rosemary, pepper and remaining salt. Cook 8-10 minutes longer or until mushrooms are tender. Stir in the broth, beer, brown sugar and potatoes; heat through., Place bread slices on a baking sheet; top with cheeses. Broil 3-4 inches from the heat for 3-5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Ladle soup into bowls; top each with a cheese toast. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Add oil, fry onions, add butter and garlic (do not over- fry garlic).
• Add water to 3/4 of pot, Add cube stock, parsnip and uncut carrot. Boil 30 mins.
• Remove carrot and slice, set aside.
• Cool down rest, add to blender and make creamy, return to pot.
• Add carrots, parsley, Green onions, milk/cream and salt/pepper to taste. Simmer 15 to 20 min™s.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir the onion, leeks, garlic, and celery in the melted butter until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Pour 4 cups vegetable stock into the stockpot; add the potatoes. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook the mixture at a simmer 20 minutes.
• Divide the stock mixture into 3 batches with equal amounts of liquid and vegetables; set aside to cool for 30 minutes.
• Pour 1 batch of the stock mixture into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway. Hold the blender lid firmly in place and carefully start the blender; use a few quick pulses to get the mixture moving before leaving it on to puree. Repeat process with second batch. Return the pureed batches to the stockpot.
• Divide third batch into two equal batches. Puree only one of the two batches before returning both to the stockpot.
• Bring 1 cup vegetable stock to a simmer in a small pot over medium-low heat. Cook the carrots in the simmering stock until soft, 5 to 7 minutes; add to the puree in the stockpot.
• Stir the green onion and heavy cream through the puree; continue cooking another 5 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper; top with Cheddar cheese to serve.