How to make the BEST Greek Chicken & Rice Soup – Avgolemono!

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Here is a step-by-step guide to cooking one of the world’s best soups, avgolemono. A Greek chicken, rice, lemon and egg soup. We also go over how to correctly temper eggs into soup to thicken along with troubleshooting.

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00:00 Intro
00:40 Ingredients
01:15 Saute Vegetables
01:40 Simmering the Soup
02:27 Tempering Eggs
03:46 Troubleshooting Tips
05:00 Taste Test

Ingredients:
1. 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
2. salt and pepper
3. olive oil
4. 1 onion, diced
5. 2 carrots, diced
6. 2 celery ribs, diced
7. 5 cloves of garlic, minced
8. 6 cups chicken stock
9. 1 bay leaf
10. 3 sprigs thyme
11. 1/2 cup jasmine rice
12. 5 egg yolks, or 3 eggs
13. 1.5 lemons, juiced
14. minced parsley for garnish
Instructions:
1. Salt and pepper the chicken thighs and set aside.
2. In a pot over medium heat, add olive oil and saute the onion, carrots and celery, until translucent, salting as you go. This should take around 5-8 minutes. Add the minced garlic and saute another 2 minutes.
3. Stir in the chicken stock, bay leaf and thyme. Season with salt and pepper and taste to make sure the seasoning is good. Bring up to a low simmer and add the chicken thighs and rice. Top with a lid and simmer for 20 minutes on low, until the chicken is cooked through.
4. Remove the chicken and shred with forks. Add the chicken back to the pot.
5. Temper your eggs. Do this by whisking the egg yolks and lemon juice in a bowl until it is very smooth. Make sure your soup is simmering. Whisk in one ladle of hot soup at a time, adding the liquid very slowly. We want to slowly bring the eggs up to temperature, if you do this too quickly they will scramble! Add 4-6 ladles until your mixture is very hot. Once the egg mixture reaches 160*F you are safe from scrambling. Add the egg mixture into the simmering soup, whisking it in until the soup is combined and thickened.
6. Taste and adjust seasoning accordingly. Garnish with parsley and serve.

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