Roast Garlic Soup

[TV_Tech]

Roast Garlic Soup

 

2 - Heads of Garlic

2 - tsp olive oil

salt and pepper

 

Slice the top off the heads of garlic to expose the cloves inside. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Wrap in tinfoil (shiny side in) and bake in a 250F oven for 1 hour. Squeeze heads to remove garlic cloves and set aside.

 

2 - Tbsp butter

2 - Tbsp olive oil

1 - Medium onion (finely chopped)

1 - tsp herb and spice mix

4 - cloves of garlic (finely chopped)

4 - cups chicken stock

1 - cup cream

1 - tsp butter

2 - Tbsp flour

Parsley to garnish

 

Heat butter, olive oil in a large soup pot. Sautee onion, garlic and spice mix. Add flour cook for 1 minute then add 1/3 cup chicken stock, stir. Add remaining chicken stock, roasted garlic, cream, butter and heat through and season to taste. Garnish with chopped parsley.

 

Garlic Health Benefits

 

Various garlic health benefits have long been claimed and the "stinking rose" treatment has been used extensively in herbal medicine (phytotherapy) down the centuries. It's been considered by many to be a herbal "wonder drug", with a reputation in folklore for preventing or treating everything from the common cold and flu to the Plague!

Much of that is at best unproven, however there are some very positive garlic health facts that are now widely accepted. Amongst the most interesting potential applications are suggestions that garlic might be able to assist some people in the management of blood pressure cholesterol levels.

 

Modern science has shown that garlic is a powerful natural antibiotic, albeit broad-spectrum rather than targeted. The bacteria in the body do not appear to evolve resistance to the garlic as they do to many modern pharmaceutical antibiotics. This means that its positive health benefits can continue over time rather than helping to breed antibiotic resistant "superbugs".

Studies have also shown that garlic - especially aged garlic - can have a powerful antioxidant effect. Antioxidants can help to protect the body against damaging free radicals. There are claims that fermented black garlic contains even higher antioxidant levels than normal cloves.

 

Some people who want the claimed health benefits without the taste prefer to take garlic supplements. These pills and capsules have the advantage of avoiding garlic breath.

 

Side-Effects

 

Even garlic isn't a perfect. Apart from garlic breath there are other possible side effects, especially if used to excess. Use common sense and don't overdo it.

Raw garlic is very strong, so eating too much could produce problems, for example irritation of or even damage to the digestive tract.

There are a few people who are allergic to garlic. Symptoms of garlic allergy include skin rash, temperature and headaches. Also, garlic could potentially disrupt anti-coagulants, so it's best avoided before surgery. As with any medicine, always check with your doctor first and tell your doctor if you are using it.

 

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[Koach]

That sounds good. I'll try it, maybe add some meat lol

[TV_Tech]

LOL!! I'm picturing hot dogs I'm not sure what kind of meat would work in this soup, perhaps a roast beef sammie on the side ?

[Nan]

Adding meat and/or vegetables to that sounds like a plan - then I would have to stay away from contact with everyone for a week until the garlic got out of my system lol