Garlic Soup
November 17, 2007I was given the recipe for Garlic Soup from my Step-Mother-in-law. She is from the Czech Republic. Is it supposed to make you all better no matter how awful the sickness. Surprisingly, it’s not as bad as you think.
I have caught the disease again. Sugarmomma had it first and then I contracted it. The last two weeks I can’t even remember how many batches of garlic soup I have made to cure her, prevent myself from it, and then cure myself. I missed 6 classes and a week has almost passed.
So if anyone wants it. The Czech cure all garlic soup:
The Original Version-Garlic soup is something that someone else is supposed to do for you when you are sick. So give the recipe to someone else to make it.
Boil water, put some caraway seed in there, couple potatoes to get
soft, dab of butter or olive oil. When potatoes soft add fresh garlic,
minced and mixed with salt. Lots of garlic. Don’t cook, turn off
immediately to preserve the properties of the golden vegetable (is
garlic veggie)
Since this soup is very bland and I don’t care for the way caraway seeds taste this is how I make it.
Use a carton of chicken broth and then add maybe one or two bullion cubes. Add a bunch of cut up celery and onion. I add some spices…… parsley flakes about a 2 tsp. some oregano flakes maybe 1/2 tsp. chili powder small amount 1/2 tsp so it doesn’t get too spicy but you might need to taste…. Anything else that seems like it would be good in it, sometimes mint is nice cause it soothes the throat but it can be hard to find fresh so check the spice aisle. Sometimes I add some couscous but only add a little bit because it expands a LOT.
I add maybe a clove or two of garlic and then let that all cook for awhile. I add some water after the veggies have softened a little and it has cooked down a bit. When it seems done I turn off stove and then add a whole bunch of garlic, 4-5 cloves or so. Let it set for a couple of minutes and then eat. If it doesn’t taste good sometimes adding maggi helps. You can make it any way you want the only thing is add caraway seed if you like the taste it has healing properties and add lots of garlic at the end.
This IS GARLIC soup. So you will stink and have bad breath so I suggest eating it when you know you are not subjecting loved ones or the public to your sickened presence.
