Greek Chicken Soup. (Kotosoupa Avgolemono)
- 3 lb Whole Chicken
- 4 White Potatoes
- 2 Celery Stalks
- 2 Whole Carrots
- 1 medium Yellow Onion
- 3 large eggs
- 2 Lemons
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 and 1/3 cup white rice
- Peel potatoes.
- Peel carrots and cut in half.
- Cut celery in half.
- Peel onion and keep whole.
- Add chicken, potatoes, carrots, celery and onion into large pot and fill close to top with water.
- Add 2 teaspoons of salt.
- Put lid on pot and bring to a rapid boil.
- Once boiling, lower heat to medium low and lift the lid a quarter off to let steam escape.
- Let simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes
- While chicken is boiling, beat 3 eggs in a medium sized bowl.
- Juice 2 lemons, and slowly add to eggs while whisking.
- Once chicken is finished.
- Remove all items from pot and set aside to keep warm.
- Run the broth through a fine sieve to skim fat and little bits of left over vegetables.
- I do this into another pot.
- And then transfer back to initial pot.
- You can also remove initial pot from heat, let cool entirely and then skim fat from the top.
- Put pot back on high heat.
- Bring to a boil and add rice.
- Cook for about 8-10 minutes until rice is done.
- Turn heat off.
- Take 2 ladels of broth out and slowly add it to lemon and egg mixture while continuously whisking so the eggs don't curdle.
- Pour lemon and egg mixture back into pot while stirring.
- Cover and put it on low heat for 5-10 minutes.
- Serve broth with all other ingredients on the side.
- This allows people to add what they want into their bowl.
chicken, white potatoes, celery, carrots, onion, eggs, lemons, salt, white rice
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/346859-greek-chicken-soup-kotosoupa-avgolemono (may not work)