We’ve all been cooking at home a lot more than before, given the current circumstances. We’d like to share a special recipe to heal your soul and cure your quarantine blues. Our executive director, Charles Evdos, shares a Greek chicken soup recipe that his grandmother used to make. We hope you enjoy it. Consider this our ‘warm hug’ for all of you during a time of social distancing. That’s what chicken soup is for after all. Be well!
Avgolemono Soup (Chicken Soup)
Ingredients
- Whole chicken (any size)
- Carrots (4-5)
- Celery (3-4 stalks)
- Onion (1 large or 2 small, chopped)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Orzo or rice, 1/2 cup
- 3 eggs
- 3 teaspoons of corn starch
- 3 lemons
- 1 cup chicken broth
Preparation
- Take a whole chicken (or in parts) and wash them thoroughly
- Fill a large sized pot halfway up and boil water
- Add chicken to boiling water
- Cook for 2 hours
- Take chicken out and add vegetables (carrots, celery, onions, salt pepper) (Cut veggies into pieces if you choose.)
- Once vegetables are cooked, you can puree veggies if you choose or leave them in pieces/cut.
- Add ½ cup or rice or Orzo
- Cook for ½ hour
- Take 3 eggs, 3 teaspoons of corn starch, juice of 3 lemons and add to a blender, then mix for 20 seconds
- Add one cup of broth to blender and mix for 20 seconds
- Add juice in blender to pot of soup
- Stir and soup is ready to enjoy
Note: For a Take 2 meal, you can take the chicken and make sandwiches. Add bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, mayo and a squirt of lemon, season with salt and pepper. Recipe serves 8.
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