Spanish Peasant Soup Sopa Campesina Recipes

SOPA ESPANOLA (SPANISH SOUP)

Steps:

• Melt butter in a dutch oven over medium low heat. Add olive oil and onions.
• Slowly cook the onions, stirring occasionally until they are limp and slightly golden, about 45 minutes.
• Sprinkle flour over the onions and blend. Gradually stir in the tomato puree, beef broth, garlic, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, salt, pepper, oregano, tarragon, Tabasco sauce, and cumin.
• Stir until well blended.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve.
• Allow guest to choose from several of the meat and vegetable condiments and the garnishes as well.

SOPA DE AJO - CASTILIAN GARLIC SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy frying pan.
• Add not-too-thinly sliced garlic.
• Before the garlic turns brown, add the cubed ham and the slices of bread.
• Sauté for a few minutes on medium heat.
• Add the sweet paprika, followed by the water and salt.
• Bring to a slow boil.
• Boil for 5-10 minutes.
• To poach the eggs, carefully add eggs to the soup one at a time.
• Scoop out poached eggs one at a time into soup bowls. Then, slowly ladle the soup into each bowl.

SPANISH PEASANT SOUP

Steps:

• in a large bowl put the bread& 1 clove of minced garlic, add vinegar& mix well.
• Let stand for 2 hours.
• Mix in the tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers& the other 2 cloves of garlic.
• Add the ice water keep chilled.