This delicious and traditional Portuguese bread soup is a comforting, budget-friendly meal that’s bursting with authentic Portuguese flavors. Quick and easy to prepare, it takes just 25 minutes to bring this hearty, flavorful dish to your table! It's the perfect recipe for any day of the week!
This traditional Portuguese bread soup is a beloved favorite—and it’s easy to see why! Bursting with the comforting flavors of authentic Portuguese ingredients, this simple yet hearty dish is ready in just 25 minutes. It’s the perfect recipe for anyone craving a taste of Portugal’s rustic home cooking.
Portuguese bread soup is a typical soup from the Alentejo region. It's a very budget-friendly recipe with simple, homemade ingredients, prepared with olive oil, coriander and garlic. To give it the final touch, it is served with poached eggs and stale bread cut into pieces.
It's perfect for any time of year, especially those cold, rainy winter days when you want a simple, comforting meal that doesn't take a lot of work to prepare. Plus, most of the time you'll find all the ingredients you need to make this recipe in your pantry or refrigerator.
It's a traditional bread soup that is very popular in our country. Bring some of the flavors and aromas of traditional Portuguese cuisine straight to your kitchen!
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INGREDIENTS FOR PORTUGUESE BREAD SOUP
Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this Portuguese bread soup recipe:
- Garlic - Adds an extra flavor to the recipe.
- Coriander - Chopped coriander. Adds color and a very nice flavor.
- Salt and pepper - For seasoning.
- Bread - Stale bread cut into small pieces.
- Water and a few drops of vinegar - To poach the eggs.
- Eggs - Poached eggs.
- Olive oil - Adds flavor to the bread soup.
Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this Portuguese bread soup recipe.
HOW TO MAKE PORTUGUESE BREAD SOUP
Step 1: In a bowl, mix with a fork the chopped coriander, grated garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper; set aside.
Step 2: In a large bowl, add the bread cut into small pieces and drizzle with the olive oil and coriander mixture. Mix well and set aside.
Step 3: In a saucepan, pour the water and a few drops of vinegar. Boil on a medium-high heat. When starts boiling, add the eggs and reduce to medium heat. Let the eggs poach for about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the eggs with a skimmer to a plate (reserve the cooking water).
Step 4: Pour the eggs cooking water over the bread and the poached eggs.
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Portuguese Bread Soup
This delicious and traditional Portuguese bread soup is a comforting, budget-friendly meal that’s bursting with authentic Portuguese flavors. Quick and easy to prepare, it takes just 25 minutes to bring this hearty, flavorful dish to your table! It's the perfect recipe for any day of the week!
4.86 from 7 reviews
- 8 cloves of garlic
- Coriander (to taste)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 450 grams (1 pound) stale bread
- 1.5 liters (about 6 cups) water
- 4 eggs
- 150 ml (2/3 cup) olive oil
- A few drops of vinegar
- In a bowl, mix with a fork the chopped coriander, grated garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper; set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the bread cut into small pieces and drizzle with the olive oil and coriander mixture. Mix well and set aside.
- In a saucepan, pour the water and a few drops of vinegar. Boil on a medium-high heat. When starts boiling, add the eggs and reduce to medium heat. Let the eggs poach for about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the eggs with a skimmer to a plate (reserve the cooking water).
- Pour the eggs cooking water over the bread and the poached eggs (add more salt if necessary).
Thank you. This is the real soup that I had on my first visit to Portugal. The other recipes I’ve seen on the Internet are too fussy, too inauthentic. There’s no chicken stock, no cooked garlic. Just simple, excellent, heart-warming soup, as presented here.
Thank you John!
Perfect authentic recipe!
Thank you Janice!