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    Sourdough Bread Bowl

    A tangy San Francisco-style sourdough loaf hollowed out to hold soups and chowders.

    ⏱ 20 minPrep time
    🔥 40 minCook time
    🍽 4Servings
    🏷 California KitchenCategory
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    The sourdough bread bowl is the San Francisco icon — a round, crusty sourdough loaf hollowed out and filled with hot, creamy soup. It’s the coziest way to eat soup, and the bread is half the meal.

    The San Francisco icon

    A crusty sourdough round hollowed and filled with creamy soup — the bread bowl, the city’s favorite.

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    Step by stepInstructions

    1. Heat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
    2. Cut a lid off each loaf and hollow out the inside, saving the bread.
    3. Melt the butter in a pot and cook the onion 4 minutes. Add the garlic, then whisk in the flour and cook 1 minute.
    4. Slowly whisk in the stock and simmer 10 minutes until thickened.
    5. Stir in the cream, cheese, broccoli, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Simmer 5 minutes until the cheese melts.
    6. Fill the bread bowls with the soup, replace the lids, and bake 15 minutes. Serve with the reserved bread.

    💡 Chef tips & storage

    Choose round, thick-crusted loaves that hold their shape. Save the scooped-out bread, toast it, and use it for dipping.

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    Recipe details

    Prep20 min
    Cook40 min
    Servings4
    CategoryCalifornia Kitchen
    PublishedAugust 16, 2026
    Emily — the cook behind My Comfort Recipes

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    Hi, I'm Emily — the cook behind My Comfort Recipes. Simple, tested comfort food for real weeknights, written down the way grandma would. Pull up a chair. More about me →

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