Avgolemono

Cook Time
25 mins
Calories
181
Serving Size
4
Carbs
24
Fat
5
Protein
11
Avgolemono

description

Great Greek Soup

ingredients

1 3/4 quarts chicken broth
1/2 cup uncooked orzo pasta
3 eggs
1 lemon, juiced
1 tablespoon cold water
salt and pepper to taste

directions

1.Pour the chicken broth into a large saucepan, and bring it to the boil. Add the pasta and cook for 5 minutes.
2.Beat the eggs until frothy, then add the lemon juice and 1 tablespoons of cold water. Slowly stir in a ladleful of the hot chicken stock, then add one or two more. Be careful not to scramble the eggs!
3.Return this mixture to the pan, off the heat, and stir well. Season with salt and pepper and serve at once, garnished with lemon slices. Do not let the soup boil once the eggs have been added or it will curdle!

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I combined this recipe with a commenters post on Epicurious. Ive never had Avgolemo before, but what I made was not very good. I tried to condense down the recipe to what I had available, which was 4 cups of chicken broth (a 32 ounce package), 2 eggs
07/29/11

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Avgolemono

Description

Great Greek Soup

Details

Cooking Time: 25
Recipes Makes: 4
Calories: 181
Carbs: 24
Fat: 5
Protein: 11

Ingredients

1 3/4 quarts chicken broth
1/2 cup uncooked orzo pasta
3 eggs
1 lemon, juiced
1 tablespoon cold water
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1.Pour the chicken broth into a large saucepan, and bring it to the boil. Add the pasta and cook for 5 minutes.
2.Beat the eggs until frothy, then add the lemon juice and 1 tablespoons of cold water. Slowly stir in a ladleful of the hot chicken stock, then add one or two more. Be careful not to scramble the eggs!
3.Return this mixture to the pan, off the heat, and stir well. Season with salt and pepper and serve at once, garnished with lemon slices. Do not let the soup boil once the eggs have been added or it will curdle!

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