Chicken Soup with Egg and Lemon – Avgolemono

👨‍🍳 Method

1. 1
   Bring the stock to a boil in a pot.

   StovePot
2. 2
   Add the rice. Turn down the heat and simmer 15 minutes, until the rice is tender.

   ⚙ SimmeringStove

   💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
3. 3
   In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, and add the lemon juice and lemon zest while whisking.

   BowlWhisk
4. 4
   Pour the hot soup gradually, one ladleful at a time, into the mixture of eggs, whisking constantly.

   ⚙ Tempering eggsWhisk

   💡The hot liquid goes into the eggs slowly while whisking, and only about a third of it in the first batch: that way they warm gradually and don't turn into scrambled eggs.
5. 5
   Pour the egg mixture back into the pot in a thin stream, stirring.

   Stove
6. 6
   Heat over low heat 2 minutes, stirring, until the soup turns pale and thickens slightly. Don't bring to a boil.

   Stove

   💡Once the eggs are in, the soup doesn't boil: boiling sets them into pieces, and instead of a velvety soup you get strands of egg.
7. 7
   Season with salt and black pepper.
8. 8
   Serve immediately, with the parsley on top.

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