This is really a very good soup and easy to prepare. That is if you like garlic. Follow my instructions to the letter and let me know.

Ingredients for four people

1/2 cup of oil, whatever you have, corn, sunflower etc.
1 large tomato.
6 large cloves of garlic.
1/2 loaf of french style bread (better hard)
1 egg.
1 teaspoon salts

METHOD OF PREPARATION

Peel the tomato and dice small

Peel the garlic and cut into three or four pieces

Put the oil in a frying pan and when it has warmed add the garlic. Cook them with a low heat until they are golden. Once they are golden remove them and place them in a mortar and crush them.

In the same frying pan and with the same oil as you did the garlic put the peeled, diced tomatoes. Do not allow the oil to become very hot as this will cause it to splatter when you add the tomatoes. It is better that the oil be cool so the oil does not splatter.

Let them fry over a low flame until they are almost completely broken down. Next place a casserole over the heat with four cups of water, the tomatoes, salt, and crushed garlic and allow to cook with a low flame.

While this is cooking you can split the bread. If it is hard, like two days old, just wrap it in a tea towel and give it a couple of good hits. It will split easily, ready to add to the casserole dish. Place the bread in the casserole and allow it to cook with the rest of the ingredients. Next, beat the egg and add it to the dish.

Do not forget to taste it to see if it has enough salt. My amounts of salt are always approximate since each of us has our own likes in this regard. For this reason I keep the amount small so you can adjust it to taste. Allow the soup to cook over a low flame for about 15 minutes. Then you will have the soup ready to eat.