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Cesnaková Polievka

Name: Cesnaková Polievka
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Slovakia
Ingredients: 1 head Garlic; 2 Potato; 1/2 Onion; 100ml Heavy Cream; 20g Butter; 2 tsp Chicken bouillon; 800ml Water; 50g Melting Cheese; 4 (round rolls) Bread; A pinch Salt; A pinch Black Pepper

Soup

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Garlic-packed soup served in a round bread bowl — a Slovak canteen staple.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Cesnaková polievka is garlic soup, often served in Slovakia in a hollowed-out round loaf. Creamy versions with potato and cream are popular, sometimes topped with cheese. It's known as the soup for cold seasons, when you're coming down with a cold, or the morning after.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At an eatery near a Slovak ski resort in winter, a hollowed round loaf filled with steaming white soup is carried to the table.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Garlic 1 head
Potato 2
Onion 1/2
Heavy Cream 100ml
Butter 20g
Chicken bouillon 2 tsp
Water 800ml
Melting Cheese 50g
Bread 4 (round rolls)
Salt A pinch
Black Pepper A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Melt butter in a pot and sauté the chopped onion and half the garlic.
Add the diced potatoes, water, and stock powder and simmer 15 minutes.
Lightly mash the potatoes, add the cream and remaining grated garlic, and bring to a simmer.
Season with salt and pepper.
Cut the top off a round loaf, hollow it out, pour in the soup, and top with cheese.

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