Avgolemono
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Welcome to Soup So Good It Can Cure Any Sickness, today we're having Avgolemono.
- 2Season your chicken thighs with salt.
- 3Sear the chicken in a pot with olive oil until browned.
- 4Dice the onion.
- 5Sauté the diced onion in the same pot until fragrant.
- 6Chop the celery.
- 7Add the celery and carrots to the pot.
- 8Add Italian seasoning to the vegetables.
- 9Pour chicken stock into the pot.
- 10Stir the chicken stock and vegetables.
- 11Return the chicken to the pot.
- 12Cover the pot and let it simmer.
- 13Remove the chicken from the pot.
- 14Shred the chicken.
- 15Add the shredded chicken back to the soup.
- 16Add orzo pasta to the soup and cook for 8-10 minutes.
- 17Crack 4 eggs into a bowl.
- 18Zest a lemon into the eggs.
- 19Whisk the eggs, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
- 20To temper, pour a thin stream of hot soup into the egg mixture while constantly whisking.
- 21Gently stir the tempered avgolemono mixture back into the pot.
- 22Stir the soup until combined.
- 23Serve the soup hot.
- 24Garnish with a drizzle of olive oil.
- 25Garnish with fresh dill and parsley.
- 26Enjoy the Avgolemono soup.
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
- Bay leaves
- Salt
- pepper
- 4 eggs
- 3 lemons
- lemon zest
- dill and parsley
Equipment
bowlcast iron panknifecutting boardtongswooden spoonmicroplanewhiskoven mitts
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.
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