Creole Garlic Soup

Ingredients:

4 Garlic cloves,lg, peeled
1/4 c Butter or margarine, soft
2 c Beef broth (10 1/2 oz)
2 tb Parmesan cheese, grated
2 c Water
1 c Dry sherry
4 French bread slices

Method:

1.
Add Garlic Cloves to Beef broth in suacepan; cover and simmer 15 minutes, or untill Garlic is soft.
2.
Remove Garlic and reserve; add Water adn sherry to broth and heat to serving temperature.
3.
Toast bread on one side under btOiler; remove and spead untoasted side with Butter 4.
Mash reserved Garlic and spread over bread; sprinkle with Cheese.
5.
BrOil toast until brown and bubbly, about 30 seconds.
6.
place a piece of toast in ea ch of the four soup bowls; ladle hot soup over and serve ***NOTE this soup shows the spanish influence on Creole cooking.
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