Basque garlic soup with bacon
A rustic Basque soup: Golden garlic, bacon, stale bread, and Espelette pepper simmer for ten minutes in the broth. Simple, comforting, and affordable.
This Basque onion soup transforms stale bread into a warm and flavorful dish. The golden onions, bacon, and Espelette pepper give it a lot of character with very few ingredients. It can be prepared in just 15 minutes in a single pot.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time10 min
- Cook time12 min
- Total22 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking method“Mijotage”
- Estimated cost$8.54 $2.14 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $0.46
- $0.31
- $1.22
- $2.35
- $4.17
- $0.03
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Place the oil paint, garlic, and bacon in a pot. ≈ 3 min
- Add the bread and the hot pepper before the garlic starts to brown. ≈ 3 min
- Mix everything thoroughly. ≈ 4 min
- Allow the mixture to combine for 1 minute.
- Pour in the broth and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
- Salt. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Basque garlic soup with bacon
- 50 ml of extra virgin olive oil$0.46
- 6 cloves of garlic, chopped$0.31
- 100 g of salted bacon, diced$1.22
- 10 g of Espelette pepper, ground$2.35
- 1.5 liters of water or clear broth$4.17
- salt$0.03
Total$8.54
that's $2.14 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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