açorda à alentejana

portuguese coriander soup

recipe

• in a mortal and pestle/ blender, add a handful of coriander stalks, olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic cloves.
• grind till you have a fine mixture.
• place a big spoon of that mixture in a bowl.
• in a pot, boil 2 cups of water with 1-2 stick cubes.
• slightly toast your bread.
• in another pot, bring water to a boil, create a spiral with a chopstick and drop an egg and pray it poaches well.
• fish it after the white solidifies a bit and lay it on a paper towel.
• pour some stock in your bowl with the mixture and lay your slice of bread on top. place the egg on your bread whislt hoping the white doesn’t rip.