Most comfort foods include chicken pot pie, chicken soup or some chunky chowder; but for me, there’s something about garlic soup that calms me after a grueling day at work.

Here’s a recipe from Mario Batali’s Spain: A Culinary Road Trip.

Ingredients: (serves 3)

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 pound stale bread, crusts removed, cut into 1/2 inch cubes

4 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 teaspoon hot pimentón (Spanish smoked paprika)

Salt

4 cups chicken stock

3 poached eggs

Procedures:

- Pour the olive oil into a pot. Turn the heat to medium-high and add the cubed bread. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often, until the bread is lightly browned. Toss in the garlic, pimentón, and a pinch of salt. Stir well, and cook for 3 minutes.

- Pour in the stock, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cook for 15 minutes.

- Poach the eggs.

- Ladle some soup into a bowl and top with a poached egg.

I know this may not be the perfect and usual comfort food for you, but I say you should try it if only for the exquisite and strong flavor of the garlic that will blow you away.