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Avgolemono (Greek Lemon Soup)

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I’ve been meaning to make this incredible sounding soup for months, but recently came across avgolemono again in a round-up of perfect chicken soups for the season.  It’s a bit perplexing since there’s no actual CHICKEN in the original recipe, but there’s plenty of my favorite ingredients: soothing chicken broth, chewy orzo pasta and lemon.  Trust me, I got the whole “add chicken” part covered.

 

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Avgolemono (Greek Lemon Soup)
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Ingredients
  1. 8 cups homemade or store-bought chicken stock
  2. 1 teaspoon salt
  3. 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  4. 1 1/2 cup orzo
  5. 1 dash sugar
  6. 4 eggs (whites and yolks separated), room temperature
  7. 1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
  8. 1/4 cup fresh dill sprigs, chopped or hand-pulled into small pieces
  9. 1 cup shredded chicken
  10. 1 dill sprig per serving (to garnish)
Instructions
  1. Bring stock to a boil in a large saucepan. Lower heat to a simmer and add salt, pepper, and orzo; cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and separate 2 cups of stock from the pot.
  2. Beat egg whites in a medium-size bowl until soft peaks form. (I used a stand mixer, which is best for this job since it takes a few minutes.)
  3. Beat in the egg yolks and lemon juice.
  4. Pour 2 cups of reserved hot stock slowly into the lemon and egg mixture, whisking (or mixing in the stand mixer) continuously until all is incorporated.
  5. Return soup to medium-low heat and whisk in lemon/egg/stock mixture.
  6. Add fresh dill and chicken, simmering until all ingredients are blended together.
  7. To serve the soup, ladle into warm bowls and garnish with a dill sprig.
Adapted from ChristineQ @Food52
Adapted from ChristineQ @Food52
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This soup is incredibly delicious- the lemon adds so much brightness and blends so perfectly with the fresh flavor of the dill.  Although I used breast meat for my shredded chicken, the creaminess of the egg kept it moist without a hint of dryness.

 

TOTAL KEEPER.  It is officially added to the winter soup rotation.

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    • Oooh, you may have to tell me more about this Greek Roasted Chicken! And definitely try some shredded chicken in your next Avgolemono- it was so yummy. 🙂