Egg and Lemon Soup with Ramps
- 5 cups homemade, well-seasoned chicken broth
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- Salt and pepper
- 1 cup chopped ramps
- Put the broth in a soup pot and bring to a simmer.
- With a whisk, beat the eggs and lemon juice together in a medium bowl.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Ladle 2 cups of hot broth slowly into the egg mixture, whisking, to temper.
- Pour the tempered egg mixture back into the pot, whisk well, and turn the heat to low.
- Add the chopped ramps.
- Continue whisking over low heat until the soup is ever so slightly thickened.
- (Do not allow to simmer, or soup will curdle.)
- Ladle the soup into bowls and serve immediately.
chicken broth, eggs, freshsqueezed lemon juice, salt, ramps
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014714 (may not work)