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Greek Lemon Chicken Soup

Oct 17, 2012 30 min
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Greek Lemon Chicken Soup
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Preparation Time
30 min to 1 hour
Difficulty
Easy
Occasion
Dinner Party, Chirstmas, Bonefire Party, Party
Recipe Type
Soup
Cuisine
Chinese Cuisine

Chicken Soup Avgolemono is perhaps the most iconic of all Greek soups. It’s on the menu at every Greek restaurant or diner and you’ll find it as the first course at most Greek holiday celebrations.

Ingredients

Ingredient Quantity Calories (kcal) Fat (g) Cholesterol (mg)
Chicken Broth
Chicken Broth
8 cup 2550.8 134.16
Lemon Juice
Lemon Juice
0.5 cup 30
Carrot
Carrot
1 cup 51.6 0.3
Onion
Onion
0.5 cup 32 0.08
Celery
Celery
0.5 cup 9 0.06
Chicken Soup
Chicken Soup
6 teaspoon 21.78 645.54
White Pepper
White Pepper
0.25 teaspoon 7.29 0.6
Margarine
Margarine
0.25 cup 213.29 23.6
All purpose flour
All purpose flour
0.25 cup 113.6
Rice
Rice
1 cup 730 1.32
Chicken
Chicken
1 cup 231 4.9 1.19
Lemon
Lemon
6 nos 97.44 0.96
Egg Yolk
Egg Yolk
1 nos 53.86 4.47 2.09
Total 4141.66 815.99 3.28

Preparation Method

  1. 01 In a large pot, combine the Chicken Broth, Lemon Juice, Carrot, Onion, Celery, soup base, and White Pepper. Bring to a bOil on high, then simmer for 20 minutes.
  2. 02 Blend the Butter and the all all purpose flour together. Then gradually add it to the soup mixture. Simmer for 10 minutes more, stirring frequently.
  3. 03 Meanwhile, beat the Egg Yolk unTil light in color. Gradually add some of the hot soup to the Egg Yolk, stirring constantly. Return the Egg mixture to the soup pot and heat through. Add the Rice and Chicken.
  4. 04 Ladle hot soup into bowls and garnish with Lemon slices.

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