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Avgoelmono Soup Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 whole chicken or chicken breasts
2 1/2 quarter water chicer stock
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
2 carrot cut n 2" pieces
1 onion quartered
2 stacks celery 2" pieces
salt to taste
1 cup orzo or more
3 eggs
juice of three lemons - i like more
Directions:
Directions:
cut chicken add, pepper, carrot, onion and celery, Simmer on low heat then cover with chicken stock, covered. Salt and pepper to taste, i like to add a little ginger flake to it too. Remove chicken set aside when cooked. Add orzo, cook about 20 minutes.
Add chicken to broth. In small mixing bowl beat eggs and add lemon slowly. Add slowly and mix briskly into soup.

Add extra lemon.

Serve with a French bread.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 hour
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Spyros Mom taught me this. She uses a whole chicken and boils in two cups of water. I like using the cut up breasts and broth instead.

 

 

 

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