Avgolemono - A Step By Step Recipe With A Photo

A classic Greek dish that combines the pleasant sourness of lemon, dietary meat, rice or pasta. I'll tell you about an interesting recipe for the first hot dish "Avgolemono".

Cooking description:

The classic recipe uses rice or fine pasta (orzo). The soup should be served immediately after cooking, garnished with fresh herbs. The soup is very simple to prepare, however, the most difficult thing is to add the egg-lemon mixture to the hot soup at the very end, whisking intensively.

Purpose: For lunch

Main ingredient: Vegetables / Poultry / Chicken / Onions / Eggs / Chicken breast

Dish: Soups

Ingredients:

• Olive oil - 2 Tbsp. spoons
• Onion - 1 Piece
• Broth - 5 Glasses
• Water - 1 Glass
• Rice or orzo - 0.5 cups
• Chicken breast - 450 Grams
• Salt, pepper - To taste
• Lemon juice - 3 Tbsp. spoons
• Eggs - 3 Pieces
• Parsley - To taste

Servings: 6-8

How to cook "Avgolemono"

1. Peel the onion and cut into small cubes. Preheat a saucepan with vegetable oil and put onions, fry them for 4-5 minutes. 2. In a separate saucepan, boil rice or orzo until tender. Pour the broth and water into a saucepan to the onion, bring to a boil. Place boiled rice or orzo in a saucepan. Cut the boiled breast into small pieces and place with the rest of the ingredients. Cook the soup for about 5-8 minutes, season with salt and pepper to taste. 3. In a separate bowl, beat the chicken eggs until smooth. 4. Add lemon juice and whisk vigorously. 5. Remove the soup from the heat and stir in the egg-lemon mixture while stirring. Serve the soup immediately, garnish with chopped parsley.