Portuguese Bread Soup Açorda

4 servings

20 minutes

Açorda is a thick bread soup from Portugal. An option both if you want to save the remaining bread, and if you want to eat something unusual without spending a lot of energy. Açorda is served with a poached egg and cilantro.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 485.2
• Proteins: 16.5g
• Fats: 22.6g
• Carbohydrates: 51.9g

Ingredients

• Coriander: 50 g
• Garlic: 4 clove
• Salt: 1 tbsp
• Olive oil: 60 ml
• Ground black pepper: to taste
• Water: 1500 ml
• Chicken egg: 4 pc
• White bread: 400 g

Cooking steps

1. Prepare the necessary ingredients.

2. Chop the garlic.

   Required ingredients:

   • Garlic: 4 cloves

3. Chop the cilantro finely.

   Required ingredients:

   • Coriander: 50 g

4. Then send them to the mortar, add salt, pepper, and mash until it becomes a paste.

   Required ingredients:

   • Salt: 1 tablespoon
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste

5. Add olive oil and mix.

   Required ingredients:

   • Olive oil: 60 ml

6. Bring water to a gentle boil and add salt. Crack one egg into a small bowl so that the yolk remains intact. Carefully pour it from the bowl into the boiling water and cook for 3-4 minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Water: 1500 ml
   • Chicken egg: 4 pieces

7. Then remove the poached egg with a slotted spoon. Boil the other eggs as well.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken egg: 4 pieces

8. Cut the bread into large pieces and mix it with the green garlic mass. Then pour in the water in which the eggs were boiled.

   Required ingredients:

   • White bread: 400 g
   • Garlic: 4 cloves
   • Coriander: 50 g
   • Water: 1500 ml

9. Pour the thick bread soup into plates, placing one poached egg in each.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken egg: 4 pieces

10. Garnish with pepper, cilantro leaves, and drops of olive oil.

    Required ingredients:

    • Ground black pepper:  to taste
    • Coriander: 50 g
    • Olive oil: 60 ml