Garlic Soup

Name: Garlic Soup
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 pounds onions, about 4, chopped; 2 cups garlic cloves, about 4 large heads, chopped; 2 quarts Chicken Stock or canned low-sodium chicken broth; 1/2 loaf day-old French bread (about 1/4 pound), cut into chunks; 1 bouquet garni: 6 parsley stems, 9 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried, and 1 bay leaf; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 2 cups half-and-half; 1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper; Croutons, optional

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"This smooth soup is a specialty of the house 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...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 tablespoons olive oil

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2 tablespoons butter

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2 pounds onions, about 4, chopped

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2 cups garlic cloves, about 4 large heads, chopped

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2 quarts Chicken Stock or canned low-sodium chicken broth

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1/2 loaf day-old French bread (about 1/4 pound), cut into chunks

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1 bouquet garni: 6 parsley stems, 9 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried, and 1 bay leaf

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1 1/2 teaspoons salt

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2 cups half-and-half

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1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper

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Croutons, optional

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