# Avgolemono

Avgolemono is a classic Greek soup that is said to cure any sickness.

- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: Greek
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 8 chicken thigh bone in
- Olive oil
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 whole onion, diced
- 10 garlic cloves, minced
- 0.75 cup celery, diced
- 1 carrot, diced
- Chicken broth
- 0.75 cup orzo pasta
- Bay leaves
- Salt
- pepper
- 4 eggs
- 3 lemon juice
- lemon zest
- reserved broth from the Avgolemono Soup
- dill
- parsley

## Instructions

1. Season your chicken with salt and pepper.
2. Sear the chicken thighs in a pot with olive oil until browned.
3. Set the browned chicken aside.
4. Dice the onion.
5. Sauté the diced onion in the same pot until fragrant.
6. Dice the celery.
7. Add the diced celery to the pot.
8. Add the diced carrot to the pot.
9. Add Italian seasoning to the vegetables.
10. Pour chicken stock into the pot.
11. Return the chicken to the pot.
12. Add bay leaves to the pot.
13. Cover the pot and let it simmer for 45 minutes, or until the chicken is tender.
14. Remove the cooked chicken from the pot.
15. Shred the chicken.
16. Add the shredded chicken back to the soup.
17. Add orzo pasta to the soup and cook for 8-10 minutes.
18. Crack eggs into a separate bowl.
19. Add lemon zest to the eggs.
20. Add lemon juice to the eggs.
21. Whisk the eggs, lemon zest, and lemon juice together.
22. Temper the avgolemono mixture by gradually adding reserved hot broth from the soup while whisking constantly.
23. Pour the tempered avgolemono mixture back into the pot with the soup while whisking.
24. Stir the soup until well combined and creamy.
25. Serve the soup hot.
26. Garnish with a drizzle of olive oil.
27. Garnish with fresh dill and parsley.

## Equipment

- bowl
- cast iron pan
- tongs
- chopping board
- knife
- wooden spoon
- lid
- whisk
- ladle

## Tips

- To prevent the eggs from scrambling when adding the avgolemono mixture to the soup, temper the mixture by pouring a thin stream of hot soup into it while whisking constantly.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO3PSo-Eu1U/?igsh=Znh2NmFiaDJsYWpu
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- Extracted: 2025-09-23

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