Avgolemeno Soup – Totally Epic

Avgolemeno is i of those soups that I’ve made many times, but rarely from scratch. It’s commonly a “there’s null inwards the house” type of thing, made alongside a carton of broth. Even inwards its quick-and-easy form, it’s a delicious, in addition to comforting meal, but when yous move a fresh, whole chicken, it becomes epic.

By the way, I hateful “epic” every bit inwards ancient Greek poetry, non hipster cliché. Okay, I hateful it both ways. Speaking of whole chickens, that’s your large conclusion here. If yous desire chicken meat inwards your soup, thence you’ll solely desire to simmer the plane for almost an hour, or merely until cooked through.

This agency yous instruct a dainty broth, in addition to the meat volition nonetheless hold out flavorful when yous add together it dorsum in. If yous don’t desire meat inwards the soup, which past times the way, is how my married adult woman Michele much prefers it, thence continue simmering until the chicken falls apart in addition to all the season has been extracted into the broth.

Some recipes telephone squall upwardly for orzo pasta inwards this, but I similar the Arborio rice. I intend it gives merely the correct amount of starchiness in addition to body, but whatever rice or minor pasta volition piece of occupation here. The perfect amounts of lemon in addition to egg are every bit good upwardly to you, in addition to experimentation is recommended. I actually promise yous laissez passer on this classic Greek soup a motility soon. Enjoy!

Makes six Servings Avgolemeno Soup: 

1 whole chicken, almost iii pounds

3 quarts mutual coldness water

2 tsp tabular array salt at least, addition to a greater extent than to taste

1 onion, chopped

1 carrot, chopped

2 ribs celery, chopped

2 bay leaves

1/4 tsp dried oregano leaves

2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

2 cups finely diced onion

2/3 to 3/4 loving cup Arborio rice, depending on how thick yous similar it

1/2 loving cup fresh lemon juice

2 large eggs

1/2 tsp freshly terra firma pepper

pinch of cayenne