# Avgolemono

Avgolemono is a Greek soup that is so good it can cure any sickness.

- Cuisine: Greek
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 9 chicken thighs
- salt
- 1 onion
- 1 handful celery
- 1 handful carrot
- Italian seasoning
- chicken stock
- 3 eggs
- lemon zest
- reserved broth
- Orzo pasta
- olive oil
- dill
- parsley

## Instructions

1. Season chicken thighs with salt.
2. Sear chicken thighs in a cast iron pan until golden brown.
3. Remove chicken thighs from the pan and set aside.
4. Dice one onion and add it to the pan with chicken drippings.
5. Dice celery and carrots.
6. Add celery and carrots to the pan with the onions.
7. Add Italian seasoning to the vegetables.
8. Pour chicken stock into the pan.
9. Return the seared chicken thighs to the pan.
10. Cover and cook until chicken is tender.
11. Remove chicken from the pot and shred it.
12. Return shredded chicken to the pot.
13. Add orzo pasta to the soup.
14. Crack 3 eggs into a bowl.
15. Zest a lemon into the eggs.
16. Whisk the eggs and lemon zest.
17. Gradually whisk in reserved broth from the soup to temper the eggs.
18. Pour the egg-lemon mixture into the soup while whisking constantly.
19. Ladle the Avgolemono soup into a bowl.
20. Drizzle with olive oil.
21. Garnish with fresh dill and parsley.

## Equipment

- cutting board
- cast iron pan
- bowl
- tongs
- knife
- ladle
- whisk
- grater

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-hrqtsxyf8A
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ddd7e88e-281b-49fe-a515-65e11d7662ea
- Extracted: 2025-09-27

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