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Acorda à Alentejana (Alentejo Bread Soup)

Name: Acorda à Alentejana (Alentejo Bread Soup)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 400 g day-old Alentejo bread, in thick slices; 6 garlic cloves; 1 big bunch fresh coriander; 150 ml olive oil; 1 L boiling water; 4 eggs; Salt

Alentejo's soul in a bowl: bread, garlic, coriander and egg. Born from poverty, beloved for its comfort - the true Portuguese Mediterranean.

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1Pound the garlic with salt in a mortar; add the coriander and pound to a green paste - never blend, the mortar is the flavor.

2Heat the olive oil gently; add the paste and cook 2 minutes without browning.

3Pour in the boiling water; simmer 5 minutes; season.

4Layer the bread in individual bowls.

5Pour the broth over and let it soak 3-4 minutes.

6Poach an egg in each bowl (or crack a raw egg over and the heat sets it). Eat immediately - bread waits for no one.