Avgolemono

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
8 cups Chicken broth
1 cup Uncooked rice
4 Eggs, separated
4 tablespoons Lemon juice

Directions

Make chicken broth and heat to boiling; add rice. Simmer covered about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. In a bowl, beat egg whites until stiff; add yolks and beat well. Beat continuously adding lemon juice a little at a time. Then add about ⅕ of the broth, beating continuously. Pour this mixture back into the pot of broth and rice. Mix well over heat but, to avoid curdling, do not allow soup to come to a boil. Serve immediately.

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