Avgolemono (Greek Lemon Chicken Soup)

Ingredients

• •2 chicken drumsticks
• •7 cups water
• •Half a cup of rice
• •2 eggs
• •Juice of 2 lemons
• •1 onion
• •1 carrot
• •Salt, black pepper, parsley

Steps

1. 1Simmer the chicken with onion and carrot in water for 30 minutes, strain and shred the meat.
2. 2Add the rice to the strained broth and cook until soft.
3. 3Whisk the eggs with the lemon juice and temper them by ladling in hot broth little by little.
4. 4Stir this mixture slowly into the soup off the heat; do not let it boil or it will curdle.
5. 5Add the shredded chicken and serve with salt, black pepper and parsley.

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