Greek Lemon soup Avgolemono
From rescue_ranger 15 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Called avgolemono in Greece, this velvety-smooth chicken soup is thickened with eggs and rice. It's best served soon after you make it.
Ingredients
- 15 1/2-ounces of fresh chicken broth or save time and used caned shopping list
- 1 medium (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken-breast half shopping list
- 1 small onion, peeled shopping list
- 2 whole(s) cloves shopping list
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces shopping list
- 1 medium celery stalk, cut into 2-inch pieces shopping list
- 2/3 cup(s) regular long-grain rice shopping list
- 3 large eggs shopping list
- 1/3 cup(s) (about 2 large lemons) fresh lemon juice shopping list
- 1 tablespoon(s) butter shopping list
- Chopped fresh chives, for garnish shopping list
How to make it
- In 3-quart saucepan, heat chicken broth, chicken breast, onion studded with cloves, carrot, celery, and 2 1/2 cups water to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 10 minutes.
- With slotted spoon, remove chicken and vegetables from saucepan; discard vegetables. Cool chicken until easy to handle, then shred into thin strips; set aside.
- Add rice to simmering broth; heat to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, until rice is tender.
- Meanwhile, in large bowl, with wire whisk, mix eggs and lemon juice until combined.
- Slowly whisk 2 cups simmering broth into bowl with egg mixture, whisking constantly. Return broth mixture to saucepan; heat just to simmering, whisking constantly, about 5 minutes (do not boil or soup will curdle). Stir in shredded chicken and margarine or butter. Sprinkle with chopped chives to serve if you like.
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One of my favorite soups. Thanks for an easy recipe. I'll be making this for sure. Peggy :)
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I have always loved this soup and now you present me with a recipe to make my own, ranger. My thanks and my 5.
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love this soup... thanks for posting a recipe... ^5
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