avgolemono-greek-lemon-soup.md

Ingredients

• 1 x onion
• 1 x lemon (for juice)
• 0.5 lb chicken (breast or thighs), optional if you don't want meat
• 2 x medium carrots
• 1 tbsp oregano
• 1 tbps parsley
• 1 cup orzo, or 1/2 cup rice?
• 2 eggs
• olive oil
• ~2 quart water

Mise en place

1. Fine chop onion
2. Quarter and dice carrots
3. Dice chicken, ~1/3 inch cubes
4. Beat eggs and set aside

Steps

1. Saute onions ~6 mins on medium heat till translucent
2. Add chicken pieces, carrots, cook till chicken is more cooked on the outside, ~3 mins 2.5 Meanwhile, cook orzo ~8 mins, strain water at the end and add to the main pot
3. Add oregano to the onion/carrot/chicken mix
4. Add water, lemon juice, bring to boil and then simmer, 10 mins
5. Scoop ~1 cup broth and mix with eggs while beating eggs, this tempers the egg mix
6. Add the egg mix back to soup, heat ~4 mins while stirring. It should be more on smooth side with no egg chunks, salt to taste.