Avgolemono with orzo

4 servings

20 minutes

Soup prepared on the basis of chicken broth.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 315.9
• Proteins: 20.9g
• Fats: 10g
• Carbohydrates: 33.5g

Ingredients

• Chicken bones: 200 g
• Onion: 1 head
• Celery root: 1 pc
• Carrot: 1 pc
• Garlic: 1 clove
• Bouquet garni: 1 bunch
• Orzo pasta: 115 g
• Chicken egg: 3 pc
• Salt: to taste
• Lemon juice: to taste
• Ground black pepper: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Make chicken broth. Place chicken bones in a large pot, add onion, carrot, celery, garlic, and bouquet garni, pour in water, and bring to a boil. Cook for 2 hours, skimming off the foam. Strain at the end.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken bones: 200 g
   • Onion: 1 head
   • Celery root: 1 piece
   • Carrot: 1 piece
   • Garlic: 1 clove
   • Bouquet garni: 1 bunch

2. Pour two liters of broth into a pot, bring to a boil, add the pasta, and cook for 5 minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Orzo pasta: 115 g

3. Whisk the eggs into a foam, then add the juice of one lemon and 1 tablespoon of cold water. Add a ladle of hot broth to the eggs, mix, then add another 1-2 ladles of broth.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken egg: 3 pieces
   • Lemon juice:  to taste

4. Pour everything back into the pot, remove from heat, and stir. Season and serve immediately, garnished with a slice of lemon.

   Required ingredients:

   • Salt:  to taste
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste