Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, chicken soup greek style. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Chicken soup greek style is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Chicken soup greek style is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
This soup is perfect as an introduction to a full Greek meal, or a hearty bowlful for a meal in itself. I also substituted orzo pasta for the rice. I actually prefer this style chicken soup with the fresh lemon juice over traditional chicken and. A light and healthy recipe with bold Greek flavors.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken soup greek style using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken soup greek style:
- Prepare 2 chicken legs (thighs and shoulder or half a chicken)
- Take 1 1/2 ltr water
- Get 1 onion
- Prepare 1 carrot
- Get 3 whole allspice
- Make ready 30 ml virgin olive oil
- Make ready sea salt (to taste)
- Take 130 gr orzo pasta
- Make ready 2 organic eggs (we need them to be on room temperature)
- Get 1 1/2 lemons their juice
Greek Style Chicken Soup: With egg, lemon and orzo. This is the best Greek chicken soup outside of a restaurant. I have only seen and gotten it from one supermarket from across town and they don't always have it as they have limited shelf. Avgolemono soup is a Greek style lemon chicken soup with rice that is thickened with eggs.
Instructions to make Chicken soup greek style:
- In a large pot add the chicken the onion and carrot whole. Add the all spice the olive oil and the water and bring to a boil. There will be a froth formed so remove it with a spoon.
- Turn the heat on medium and let the chicken boil until you see it separates from the bone, almost an hour.
- Remove the chicken from the pot and place on a tray. Season generously with salt and cover. The meat will absorb the salt. Remove the carrot, onion and all spice and throw away.
- Bring the broth to a boil, season with salt and add the orzo. Cook for 10-11 minutes. While the broth is boiling keep aside a cup of the broth for later. (We will need it for the avgolemono, we need it to be warm and not boiling hot).
- When the orzo is almost cooked remove the pot from the stove.
- Let's get the avgolemono goining. Separate the egg whites from the yokes. Keep the yokes aside and squeeze the lemons to take the juice.
- Whisk the egg whites until fluffy, add the yolks and mix to combine. Add the lemon juice while whisking. Add the broth you set aside earlier and continue whisking. The avgolemono is ready. Pour it into the pot and stir for a couple of seconds.
- Serve the soup with freshly ground pepper and the chicken. I like to add the chicken into my soup in small pieces. Enjoy!
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