In the culinary world, few things are as comforting and versatile as a creamy soup. And when it comes to creamy soups, the World's Best Cream of Garlic Soup stands out as a true masterpiece. This delectable soup is not only a symphony of flavors, but also a testament to the transformative power of simple ingredients. With just a handful of everyday items, you can create a creamy, garlicky masterpiece that will warm your soul and tantalize your taste buds.
This recipe collection takes you on a culinary journey through the world's best cream of garlic soups, each with its unique flair and cultural influences. From the classic French Cream of Garlic Soup, with its velvety texture and rich flavor, to the spicy and aromatic Thai Coconut Garlic Soup, this article offers a diverse range of recipes to suit every palate. Whether you prefer a creamy and indulgent soup or a light and refreshing one, you're sure to find a recipe that captures your heart.
GARLIC SOUP
Do not be intimidated by the amount of garlic in this fragrant, creamy soup. The bulk of the garlic is slow cooked first in oil and then with broth to bring out the sweetness and downplay the sharpness of raw garlic. A touch of bread and sour cream adds body and richness and lightly fried sliced garlic, as a garnish, adds a final crisp touch of garlic flavor.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the smashed garlic and onion and cook, stirring, until soft and lightly golden, about 8 minutes. Add the wine, thyme, bay leaf, 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper to taste and the cheese rind. Bring to a simmer and cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add 5 cups water, reduce the heat to low and bring to a gentle simmer; cook until the garlic is very soft, about 30 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the bread and let soak, 10 minutes.
- Remove the thyme, bay leaf and cheese rind from the saucepan; stir in the grated cheese, sour cream and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Transfer the soup to a blender in batches and puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
- Combine the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil, the sliced garlic and a pinch of salt in a skillet over low heat; cook until the garlic is golden and crisp, 12 to 15 minutes.
- Divide the soup among bowls. Top with the fried garlic, some of the garlic oil, and dill.
WORLD'S BEST CREAM OF GARLIC SOUP
From Food & Wine Magazine. This smooth soup is a specialty of chef Susan Spicer at Bayona in New Orleans. What seems like a prodigious quantity of garlic and onions is mellowed by the long, slow cooking. If you can, make the soup a day ahead; the flavor will be even better.
Provided by Raquel Grinnell
Categories Onions
Time 1h30m
Yield 1 pot of soup, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large pot, heat the oil and butter over low heat. Add the onions and garlic. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until very soft and beginning to turn golden, about 30 minutes. Raise the heat to moderate and continue cooking the onions and garlic, uncovered, stirring frequently, until deep golden, about 10 minutes longer.
- Add the stock, bread, bouquet garni, and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer about 15 minutes.
- Remove the bouquet garni and puree the soup in a blender or food processor. Strain the soup back into the pot. Add the half-and-half and pepper and bring back to a boil. Serve topped with the croutons or garlic chips, if you like.
CREAMY GARLIC & MUSHROOM SOUP
Cool, crisp winter evenings call for comforting bowls of rich, cream soup. It's a terrific first course at holiday meals.-Mandy Howison, Glenshaw, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 45m
Yield 13 servings (1 cup each).
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, saute mushrooms in butter in batches until tender. Return all to the pan; add garlic and onions. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Sprinkle with flour; stir until blended., Gradually stir in broth and milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the cream, thyme, basil, salt and pepper; heat through. Sprinkle each serving with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 246 calories, Fat 20g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 66mg cholesterol, Sodium 539mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
ROASTED GARLIC SOUP
Four entire bulbs of garlic, roasted to sweetness, and incorporated in a creamy soup. You can stop at the puree stage, and refrigerate for up to one day before adding the cream and lemon juice.
Provided by Marian
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Cream Soup Recipes
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cut off top 1/4 inch of each garlic head. Place in a small, shallow baking dish. Drizzle olive oil over. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until golden, about 1 hour. Cool slightly. Press individual garlic cloves between thumb and finger to release. Chop garlic.
- Melt butter or margarine in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic, leeks, and onion; saute until onion is translucent, about 8 minutes. Add flour and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in hot broth and sherry. Simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool slightly.
- Puree soup in batches in a blender or food processor.
- Return soup to saucepan, and add cream. Simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. Add lemon juice to taste. Season with salt and white pepper. Ladle into bowls. Garnish with chives.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 727.9 calories, Carbohydrate 48.8 g, Cholesterol 127.3 mg, Fat 54.9 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 12.7 g, SaturatedFat 27 g, Sodium 936.8 mg, Sugar 6.2 g
THE WORLD'S BEST TORTILLA SOUP
Tired of generic tortilla soups? Try an intoxicating medley of rich flavors, vegetables, and wholesome food.
Provided by Velveteen Lion
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Tortilla Soup Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Heat vegetable oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until brown and tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in 2 cans of chicken broth and canned tomatoes. Add fresh tomatoes.
- Mix Anaheim chile peppers, jalapeno pepper, cumin, chili powder, and pepper into the pot. Stir in chicken. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer soup until flavors combine, about 20 minutes.
- Ladle soup into serving bowls; twist 1 lime wedge into each bowl. Top with corn chips, sour cream, Cheddar cheese, avocado slices, and cilantro.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 561.6 calories, Carbohydrate 28.3 g, Cholesterol 109.6 mg, Fat 35.5 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 33.3 g, SaturatedFat 12.6 g, Sodium 1074.6 mg, Sugar 5.2 g
CREAMY GARLIC SOUP
While this soup simmers, the great garlicky aroma will fill your kitchen! We love the toasted garlic bread floating on top of a rich and creamy bowlful. It would be a terrific first course for most any meal.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 1h25m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, cook and stir the garlic in oil over low heat for 1 minute or until lightly browned. Stir in the broth, salt, pepper, thyme and rosemary; simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour. , Strain broth and return to the pan. In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks and cream. Stir in 1/2 cup hot broth. Return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Cook and stir over medium heat until soup reaches 160° (do not boil). Top each serving with a slice of garlic bread; sprinkle with cheese.
Nutrition Facts :
CREAM OF GARLIC SOUP
The secret to this soup, a luscious puree of caramelized garlic and onions thickened with French bread, is patience. I originally developed it at Savoir Faire. At the time I had a boyfriend who frequently traveled to Mexico. He would rave about sopa de ajo-a broth flavored with garlic and egg-and it sounded so earthy and scrumptious that I decided to try to make it. My approach to recipe development typically involves looking up several versions of a dish, then taking what I like from each of those recipes. That's exactly how this soup was created. I trained with French chefs, so a puree leapt to mind. Then I read that in Latin countries soups are often thickened with bread. One version relied on fish stock, but I thought chicken stock would be more universally appealing. So I stirred all my ideas together, my mentor Daniel gave it his enthusiastic blessing, and my first true culinary creation was born. When we initially started making this soup, my dishwashers had to peel 10 pounds of garlic at a time. Thankfully, these days at Bayona, we buy peeled garlic by the gallon. In order to develop the proper deep, rich flavor, it's essential to take your time cooking the garlic. You need to stir the mixture a lot over low heat and wait until the onions and garlic get very dark and caramelized. I love garnishing this soup with tiny croutons that provide a crunchy contrast to the silky body.
Yield makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat the butter and oil in a heavy-bottomed 2-quart saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-low heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until they turn a deep golden brown, 30-40 minutes. Add the thyme, 6 cups Chicken Stock, and Bouquet Garni and bring to a boil. Stir in the bread cubes and let simmer for 10 minutes, until the bread is soft. Remove the soup from heat and cool for 10 minutes.
- Remove the Bouquet Garni and puree the soup in a blender (in batches, if necessary), until completely smooth. Return the soup to the pot and heat to the desired temperature. Whisk in more Chicken Stock if the mixture is too thick. Add half-and-half or cream until the soup reaches the texture of a classic cream soup. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
CREAM OF GARLIC SOUP
Provided by Food Network
Time 55m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and onions and cook until soft. Stir in the flour and cook, but don't brown it. Work in the chicken broth with a whisk, 1 cup at a time. Add the cream and season with salt and pepper. Add the tomatoes and cook over low heat, about 20 minutes.
CREAM OF GARLIC SOUP
This rich garlic soup is sure to be a winner!
Provided by MARBALET
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Cream Soup Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Chop garlic in a food processor to a coarse paste, stopping occasionally to scrape the sides of the bowl.
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over low heat. Add the garlic paste and cook just until the paste begins to color, stirring constantly. Stir in the chicken broth and wine. Bring mixture to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in the milk, cream and potato and simmer for another 30 minutes.
- Puree soup in blender, return to saucepan and simmer. Add salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and serve with buttered French bread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 399.3 calories, Carbohydrate 18.2 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Fat 28.9 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 9.1 g, SaturatedFat 13.8 g, Sodium 456.8 mg, Sugar 6.9 g
CREAMY ROASTED GARLIC SOUP
After two weeks of searching and trying recipes I finally found one (making a few modifications)to copy a recipe my DH had at a restaurant in Ohio. If you are a garlic lover, then this is a must for you. It's very creamy and the roasted garlic flavor is out of this world! Prep time includes the 1 hour to roast the garlic. But if you are like me, there is always some on hand in the refridgerator.
Provided by Chippie1
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h45m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut off top quarter inch of each garlic head and place the garlic heads in a small shallow baking dish.
- Drizzle oil over garlic heads.
- Bake until golden, about one hour.
- Cool slightly.
- Press individual garlic cloves between thumb and finger to release garlic oils.
- Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat.
- Add garlic, leeks and onion and saute until onion is translucent, about eight minutes.
- Reduce heat to low, add flour and cook ten minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in hot stock and sherry.
- Simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, then cool slightly.
- Puree soup in batches in blender or processor.
- Return the soup to the saucepan.
- Add cream and simmer until thickened, about ten minutes.
- Add lemon juice to taste.
- Season with salt and white pepper.
- Place one slice of toast in bottom of bowl.
- Ladle soup into bowls.
- Place slice of provolone cheese on top and broil on low for 3-5 minutes to melt cheese.
CHEF JOHN'S CREAMY MUSHROOM SOUP
This is one of my favorite soups of all time. It is so easy. The secret to this deep, rich soup is a long slow caramelization, the key to unlocking the mushroom's magic. This is just pure essence of mushroom.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Cream Soup Recipes Cream of Mushroom Soup Recipes
Time 1h35m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat; cook mushrooms in butter with 1 pinch salt until the mushrooms give off their juices; reduce heat to low. Continue to cook, stirring often, until juices evaporate and the mushrooms are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Set aside a few attractive mushroom slices for garnish later, if desired. Mix onion into mushrooms and cook until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 more minutes.
- Stir flour into mushroom mixture and cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes to remove raw flour taste. Tie thyme sprigs into a small bundle with kitchen twine and add to mushroom mixture; add garlic cloves. Pour chicken stock and water into mushroom mixture. Bring to a simmer and cook for 1 hour. Remove thyme bundle.
- Transfer soup to a blender in small batches and puree on high speed until smooth and thick.
- Return soup to pot and stir in cream. Season with salt and black pepper and serve in bowls, garnished with reserved mushroom slices and a few thyme leaves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 272.2 calories, Carbohydrate 12.2 g, Cholesterol 78 mg, Fat 23.3 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 6.9 g, SaturatedFat 14.1 g, Sodium 666.6 mg, Sugar 4.8 g
CREAM OF GARLIC SOUP
A creamy foolproof version of an unusual soup. For garlic lovers -- Add as many garlic cloves as you dare! Garnish with chopped chives. From the about.com website.
Provided by Mirj2338
Categories Kosher
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Saute garlic in margarine in medium saucepan until golden.
- Mix in flour.
- Add vegetable broth, stirring until boiling and thickened.
- Add milk and paprika.
- Gently simmer for about 5 minutes until garlic is cooked.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 135, Fat 8.5, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 21.4, Sodium 108.6, Carbohydrate 9.7, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 0.1, Protein 5.5
CREAM OF GARLIC SOUP WITH ROOT VEGETABLES
Attention Garlic Lovers! This is a recipe from Israeli chef Avi Biton of the Adora restaurant, Tel Aiv. Enjoy!
Provided by Sharon123
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h30m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat your oven to 375*F. Place 20 cloves of peeled garlic in a small baking pan, and pour over 1/4 cup olive oil. Bake 30 minutes, or until tender.
- In a large pot, heat the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil and saute the root vegetables with 5 cloves garlic, 5 to 8 minutes. Add water, salt, pepper and thyme, bring to a boil and cook over medium heat 40 minutes. Add the baked garlic with its oil to the soup, and grind with a stick blender or food processor. Straiin and add the 1/2 cup heavy cream. Taste and adust seasonings. Serve and enjoy!
- For a decorative presentation, serve with Puff Pastry Croutons, posted seperately.
- Makes 8 servings.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 234.3, Fat 19.1, SaturatedFat 5.3, Cholesterol 20.4, Sodium 27.3, Carbohydrate 14.9, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 2, Protein 2.2
ROASTED GARLIC SOUP WITH PARMESAN CHEESE
An easy Roasted Garlic Soup with Parmesan Cheese recipe
Categories Soup/Stew Cheese Garlic Herb Onion Roast Sauté Dinner Fall Winter Bon Appétit Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Place 26 garlic cloves in small glass baking dish. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss to coat. Cover baking dish tightly with foil and bake until garlic is golden brown and tender, about 45 minutes. Cool. Squeeze garlic between fingertips to release cloves. Transfer cloves to small bowl.
- Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions and thyme and cook until onions are translucent, about 6 minutes. Add roasted garlic and 18 raw garlic cloves and cook 3 minutes. Add chicken stock; cover and simmer until garlic is very tender, about 20 minutes. Working in batches, purée soup in blender until smooth. Return soup to saucepan; add cream and bring to simmer. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over medium heat, stirring occasionally.)
- Divide grated cheese among 4 bowls and ladle soup over. Squeeze juice of 1 lemon wedge into each bowl and serve.
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients for the best flavor. Fresh garlic, unsalted butter, and heavy cream are all essential.
- Don't overcrowd the pan when sautéing the garlic. This will prevent it from cooking evenly.
- Cook the garlic until it is fragrant and golden brown, but not burned. This will bring out its full flavor.
- Add the flour to the pan and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly. This will help to thicken the soup.
- Gradually whisk in the milk and cream, stirring constantly. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook for 5-10 minutes, or until the soup has thickened.
- Season the soup with salt, pepper, and nutmeg to taste.
- Garnish the soup with fresh parsley or chives before serving.
Conclusion:
Cream of garlic soup is a delicious and easy-to-make soup that is perfect for a cold winter day. It is also a great way to use up leftover garlic. With its creamy texture and rich garlic flavor, this soup is sure to be a hit with your family and friends. So next time you're looking for a warm and comforting meal, give this recipe a try.
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