Greek Chicken soup avgolemono

Steps Making Recipes Greek Chicken soup avgolemono using 6 ingredients and 8 steps

Greek Chicken soup avgolemono - Avgolemono, pronounced ah-vo-le-mo-no (the "g" is there, but it's a lighter g…almost silent), refers to the tasty Greek sauce from which this chicken soup gets it's name. Avgolemono sauce is a silky and fragrant sauce made of eggs, lots of lemon, and warm broth. Greek Avgolemono Chicken Soup Greek Avgolemono Chicken Soup. Chicken soup avgolemono is perhaps the most iconic of all Greek soups. It is on the menu at every Greek restaurant or diner, and you'll find it as the first course at most Greek holiday celebrations.

If you want flavor this is the soup you need!

This egg-lemon soup is packed with flavor and not calories.

You can have Greek Chicken soup avgolemono using 6 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients make Greek Chicken soup avgolemono

1. Prepare 1 chicken cut in pieces.
2. You need 3 l water.
3. Prepare salt pepper.
4. It's 3 eggs.
5. Prepare 2 lemons.
6. It's 1 cup short grain rice.

Greek Chicken soup avgolemono step by step

1. I usually make this in the pressure cooker, to save time. Put the chicken in the pressure cooker, add the water, close the lid and let it boil for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and let it cool down for 10 minutes. Make sure that you follow the safety instructions before you open the lid... You can do it in a regular pot, just cook the chicken for 1 1/2 hour instead of 30 minutes..
2. Remove the chicken. Add the rice and some salt and bring back to a boil. Let it boil until the rice has "cracked", about 15-20 minutes..
3. In the meantime prepare the avgolemono. In a big bowl beat the eggs with the lemon juice. Don't add all the lemon at once, begin with one lemon and add the rest in the end, when you taste the soup..
4. When the eggs and lemon are frothy and the rice is done, then ladle some of the soup in the egg/lemon mix, slowly, while beating. You need to made the egg and lemon mix come to a higher temperature, so that when you add it to the soup the egg won't cook and you won't end up with pieces of egg swimming in your pot. Add at least a cup of the soup in the egg/lemon mix..
5. Slowly pour the avgolemono in the soup, while stirring the soup. Add some pepper and taste. You can add more salt, lemon and/or pepper until you get the taste you like..
6. Serve with the chicken on the side. I always put the meat in a plate and sprinkle it with salt, pepper, lemon juice and olive oil. It makes the bland taste of the boiled chicken go away! You can use the leftover chicken to make stir fries, sandwiches, pies, omelettes, pasta etc..
7. Tip 1: you can save some of the broth (before adding the rice and salt) and put it in the freezer. You have your own homemade chicken broth for risottos etc.
8. Tip 2: The soup should be served hot and freshly made. Otherwise the rice will bloat and you will end up with just tasty rice instead of a soup..

Greek Chicken soup avgolemono - Once cooled, shred the chicken and reserve. In a large bowl, whisk the egg whites to soft peaks. This chicken lemon soup can often be found in Greek restaurants and homes and is often served at weddings or special celebrations. Its name avgolemono refers to to the egg and lemon sauce that is used to thicken the soup at the end of the cooking process. It is a heavenly, velvety soup with a savory chicken broth, tart lemons and egg yolks. The secret ingredient for this heartwarming Greek lemon chicken soup (Kotosoupa Avgolemono) is the Avgolemono. An egg-lemon sauce, that is often added in Greek recipes and especially soups and acts as a thickening agent, giving the soup a unique creamy texture and tangy lemony flavour. Thank you and good luck