Yia-yia's Avgolemono Recipe

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Ingredients
4
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Nutrition
83
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup orzo pasta (these are small pasta noodles that look like rice)
  • 1 (32 oz) can chicken broth ( use a smaller or larger can depending on how soupy you want it - i usually use use about 45 oz.)

Directions:

  1. Bring the chicken broth to a boil.
  2. Add the orzo noodles to the broth and cook, covered, on a very low boil, until the noodles are al dente- it should take 8-12 minutes, roughly.
  3. While the orzo is cooking, separate the whites from yolks, and put the whites in a very large mixing bowl.
  4. Beat the whites until they're as fluffy as you can get them.
  5. Add almost all of the juice from the lemon (keep a little left over in a small bowl- people will use this later for adjusting the taste of their own soup).
  6. Beat the egg-lemon mixture again, get it very fluffy.
  7. Add the yolks, and beat.
  8. When the orzo noodles are done, remove the pot from the heat.
  9. Add one ladleful of broth (avoid the noodles) to the egg-lemon mixture, and beat until fluffy.
  10. Continue, one ladle at a time, until you can't get any broth out of the pot.
  11. Pour the contents of the bowl back into the pot, and cook it slightly below a boil for just a few minutes.
  12. DO NOT allow it to boil- the eggs will cook too much and you will get a grainy white residue in your soup.
  13. Serve immediately with thick bread and offer the extra lemon juice to anyone who would like their soup to be more citrusy.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 82.56 Kcal (346 kJ)
Calories from fat 43.79 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.87g 7%
Cholesterol 94.97mg 32%
Sodium 79.8mg 3%
Potassium 73.7mg 2%
Total Carbs 5.85g 2%
Sugars 1.08g 4%
Dietary Fiber 0.68g 3%
Protein 4.53g 9%
Vitamin C 5.5mg 9%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Calcium 16.8mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 104.74 Kcal (439 kJ)
Calories from fat 55.56 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.17g 7%
Cholesterol 120.48mg 32%
Sodium 101.24mg 3%
Potassium 93.5mg 2%
Total Carbs 7.42g 2%
Sugars 1.37g 4%
Dietary Fiber 0.87g 3%
Protein 5.75g 9%
Vitamin C 6.9mg 9%
Iron 0.8mg 3%
Calcium 21.3mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.9
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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