Avgolemono with Orzo

Soups | Greek cuisine

⏳ Time

20 minutes + 2 hours

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

A soup made from chicken broth.

Ingredients

Chicken bones - 7.1 oz
Onion - 1 head
Celery salt - 1 piece
Carrot - 1 piece
Garlic - 1 clove
Bouquet Garni - 1 bunch
Orzo Pasta - 4.1 oz
Farm fresh eggs - 3 pieces
Salt - to taste
Meyer Lemon Juice - to taste
Ground Black Pepper - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Cook the chicken broth. Place the chicken bones in a large pot, add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic, and bouquet garni, pour in water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 2 hours, skimming off the foam. At the end, strain through a sieve.

Step 2

Pour two liters of broth into a pot, bring to a boil, add the pasta, and cook for 5 minutes.

Step 3

Whisk the eggs until frothy, then add the juice of one lemon and 1 tablespoon of cold water. Add a ladle of hot broth to the eggs, stir, then add another 1–2 ladles of broth.