Creole Garlic Soup Recipe

Title: Creole Garlic Soup
  Categories: Cajun, Soups/stews, Beef, Garlic
       Yield: 4 servings
  
       4 ea Garlic cloves,lg, peeled          1/4 c  Butter or margarine, soft
       2 c  Beef broth (10 1/2 oz)              2 tb Parmesan cheese, grated
       2 c  Water                               1 c  Dry sherry
       4 ea French bread slices            
  
   1. Add Garlic Cloves to Beef broth in suacepan; cover and simmer 15
   minutes, or untill Garlic is soft. 2. Remove Garlic and reserve; add Water
   adn sherry to broth and heat    to serving temperature. 3. Toast bread on
   one side under btOiler; remove and spead untoasted    side with Butter 4.
   Mash reserved Garlic and spread over bread; sprinkle with Cheese. 5. BrOil
   toast until brown and bubbly, about 30 seconds. 6. place a piece of toast
   in ea ch of the four soup bowls; ladle hot
    soup over and serve ***NOTE  this soup shows the spanish influence on
   Creole cooking.*****
  
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