Avgolemono Soup

7 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 quarts chicken stock, boiled down to 9 cups
  • 2/3 cup rice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice, from about 2 lemons
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley or dill
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
  • 4 eggs

Directions

  1. 1
    In a large saucepan, bring the stock to a boil over moderately high heat.
  2. 2
    Add the rice and salt.
  3. 3
    Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the rice is just tender, about 25 minutes.
  4. 4
    Add the lemon juice, parsley and pepper.
  5. 5
    In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until frothy.
  6. 6
    Bring the soup just to a boil and slowly pour it into the eggs, whisking constantly so that the eggs do not curdle.
  7. 7
    Serve at once.

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