Greek Egg-Lemon Chicken Soup
photo by Miss Fannie
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 whole chicken (trim fat and remove skin)
- 12 cups water
- 2 carrots (cut in half0)
- 2 celery ribs (cut in half)
- 1 large onion (cut in half0)
- 2 bay leaves
- 5 peppercorns (whole)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄2 cup orzo pasta (or rice)
- 3 eggs (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 lemons (juiced and strained)
- salt & fresh ground pepper
directions
- Add first eight ingredients to a large stockpot. Bring water to a rapid boil, lower heat to medium low and simmer partially covered for about an hour to hour and a half.
- Remove the chicken and vegetables to a bowl and strain the broth through a fine sieve into a large bowl. Return the broth to the stockpot and bring to a boil.
- Add the orzo past or rice and cook, uncovered for about 10-12 minutes until tender.
- While the pasta is cooking, prepare the egg-.lemon mixture. Using a whisk beat the eggs until nice and frothy. Add the lemon zest and lemon juice in a steady stream while continuing to whisk.
- When the pasta has finished cooking, turn off the heat. Ladle about two cups of broth into a bowl.Slowly add the hot broth to the egg-lemon mixture while continuing to whisk. This will prevent the eggs from curdling.
- Stir the egg-lemon mixture into the pot and heat over very low heat for about 5-10 minutes. Be careful not to boil the soup.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- You can follow tradition by serving this without the chicken or vegetables, add them back to the soup, or serve them on the sidel.
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