Soupa Avgolemono
photo by CaliforniaJan
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 1⁄4 cup carrot, finely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup celery, finely chopped
- 1⁄4 cup onion, finely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup rice
- 2 eggs, well beaten
- 1⁄3 cup fresh lemon juice
directions
- Bring chicken broth to a boil.
- Add the carrots, celery, onion and rice. Simmer until rice and vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Set aside.
- In medium bowl, beat lemon juice and eggs; slowly add some of the hot broth to the egg mixture beating steadily to temper it. Gradually whisk the egg mixture back into the hot soup.
- Cook over minimum heat, without boiling, until soup thickens, about 5 minutes.
- DO NOT BOIL soup after adding the eggs.
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Reviews
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I've had this type of soup before, so I knew what to expect and was not at all disappointed. I don't know who loved it more, me or my BF. Couple of things though - I used a very good quality vegetable broth (and I also recommend you use a good quality broth as well), jasmine rice and accidentally put in 2x the lemon juice (I halved the recipe but forgot to halve the lemon juice). I was surprised by the strong lemony taste, then realized what I had done (juice of 2 lemons made 1/3 cup for me). That was fine, since my BF and I both really like sour tasting stuff. I suggest you add lemon juice according to your taste. I also did allow the soup to boil with the egg in it because I hate uncooked eggs. This just meant that the egg coagulated more than expected. This didn't bother me at all and it didn't affect the taste. This is a truly delicious and elegant dish - great for a dinner party! Thanks very much!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sageca
Canada
I love to cook, read recipe books and food magazines,spend time in kitchen stores, grocery stores, gourmet shops, learning new cooking techniques, trying new kitchen gadgets,tasting exotic foods,enjoying a wonderful meal. I've always had a herb garden; now I have containers on my patio with my must have herbs. It seems, everything tastes better with fresh herbs!