Bread and Garlic Soup - Antonio Carluccio Foundation

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 litres (2 ¾ pints / 6 cups) vegetable or chicken stock
• 100g (3 ½ oz) garlic cloves, peeled and finely sliced
• 300g (10 ½ oz) floury potatoes, peeled and sliced
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 4 slices of ciabatta bread
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and left whole
• Extra virgin olive oil
• 2 Tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan