Avgolemono Soup
Ingrediënten
- 2 cups milk
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 6 eggs yolks beaten
- 2 quarts chicken broth or stock
- ½ cup long grain rice
- ½ stick butter 1/8 pound
- chopped parsley
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- grated lemon peel to taste optional
- Salt and pepper to taste I don't use any
Instructies
- Stir the milk and cornstarch together and then beat in the egg yolks.
- Set aside.
- Bring the broth to a boil in a 4 quart soup pot and add the rice.
- Cook, covered, until the rice is puffy and tender - about 25 minutes.
- Remove the soup from the beat and add the milk and egg mixture - stirring carefully.
- Continue to cook for a minute until everything thickens.
- Remove from the heat again and add and butter, parsley and lemon juice.
- (You may wish to add some grated lemon peel, but I don't.
- Add salt and pepper if you wish.
- )
- That's it!!
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