About this dish
A creamy chicken and rice soup thickened with an egg and lemon mixture.
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Ingredients
🍗1 whole chicken
🍚1/2 cup rice
🥚3 eggs
🍋Juice of 2 lemons
Method
Serves 41
Simmer the chicken in water until cooked through, then remove, shred, and reserve the broth.2
Add rice to the broth and cook until tender.3
Whisk eggs with lemon juice, then slowly whisk in a ladle of hot broth to temper.4
Stir the tempered egg mixture back into the pot off the heat, stirring constantly.5
Return the shredded chicken to the pot and serve warm.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Avgolemono is a classic Greek soup, valued for its silky texture achieved by tempering eggs with lemon juice into the hot broth.
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