Avgolemono (Greek lemon-egg soup)

Serves 4
AnnaAnna

ingredients

  • 6 cups chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup long-grain rice
  • 2 cooked chicken-breast halves, skin discarded and meat shredded
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 lemon, thinly sliced

directions

  • 1

    Heat the broth and rice in a large saucepan to boiling. Reduce heat to simmering; cover and cook 15 minutes or until the rice is cooked.

  • 2

    Add the chicken. Remove the soup from heat and cover.

  • 3

    Whisk the eggs and lemon juice in a medium bowl until frothy. Remove about 1 cup hot broth from the soup and slowly add it to the eggs, whisking continually. Slowly stir the warmed eggs into the soup.

  • 4

    Ladle into bowls and serve immediately with a slice of lemon.

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