# Avgolemono

Avgolemono is a Greek soup that begins with searing chicken, sautéeing vegetables, simmering in broth with Italian seasoning and orzo, and finished with a tempered egg-lemon mixture.

- Total time: 55 min
- Cuisine: Greek
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 8 chicken thigh bone in
- Olive oil
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 whole onion
- 10 garlic cloves
- 0.75 cup celery
- 1 carrot
- Chicken broth
- 0.75 cup orzo pasta
- Salt
- pepper
- 4 eggs
- 3 lemons
- reserved broth from the Avgolemono Soup
- dill and parsley

## Instructions

1. Season your chicken.
2. Sear the chicken in a pot with a bit of oil until browned, then set aside.
3. Sauté the diced onion in the same pot.
4. Sauté the diced celery.
5. Add the diced carrot.
6. Add Italian seasoning.
7. Add chicken stock.
8. Return the chicken to the pot and let it simmer for 45 minutes until tender.
9. Remove chicken from the pot.
10. Shred the chicken.
11. Return the shredded chicken to the soup.
12. Add orzo pasta and cook for 8-10 minutes.
13. Whisk eggs, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a separate bowl.
14. Temper the egg mixture by slowly whisking in some hot broth from the soup.
15. Gently stir the tempered avgolemono mixture back into the pot.
16. Serve the soup into a bowl.
17. Garnish with fresh olive oil.
18. Garnish with fresh dill and parsley.

## Equipment

- pot
- tongs
- cutting board
- knife
- pan
- wooden spatula
- bowl
- whisk
- ladle

## Tips

- To temper the avgolemono mixture, pour in a thin stream a bit of hot soup while whisking constantly to prevent the eggs from scrambling.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTM8CHLGW/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5a02efd4-6c3e-465a-88af-9947a28fa180
- Extracted: 2025-09-23

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