Chicken Magiritsa Chicken And Lemon Soup Food

LEMON CHICKEN SOUP I

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, cook chicken in water until the meat begins to fall off the bone.
• Skim fat off stock. Remove the chicken from pot, and set aside to cool. Add pasta to stock, and cook for about 10 minutes. Shut off heat.
• In a medium bowl, beat 2 eggs with the juice of 2 lemons until foamy. Whisk 1 cup stock slowly into the egg/lemon mixture. Repeat with another cup of stock, and pour mixture into soup.
• Bone chicken, and add meat to soup. Stir well. Add salt and pepper to taste.

GREEK LEMON CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-quart Dutch oven, combine chicken broth and cream of chicken soup, mixing until well blended.
• Stir in rice, chicken, lemon juice and rind.
• Bring mixture to a boil.
• Reduce heat.
• Cover; simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until rice is tender.

EASTER LAMB SOUP

Steps:

• Wash the lamb head and neck thoroughly and place in a pot with the onions. Cover with cold water, season with salt, and simmer for about 1 hour, skimming the surface several times.
• Cut the intestines into several pieces and wash thoroughly under running water. If you like, slice them open so you can wash them more easily. In a separate pan, bring some salted water to a boil and add the intestines. Blanch for 2 minutes, then remove with a skimmer and discard the water. Chop the intestines finely. You don't need more than 1 cup of chopped intestines.
• The head and neck are done when the meat falls from the bones. Remove them from the pot. Using a sharp knife, cut open the head and separate the meat from the bones. Remove the meat from the neck and cut all the meat into small pieces. Strain the stock and discard the onions. Let the stock cool and remove the fat. (Up to this point, the preparations can be made a day ahead. You can refrigerate the meat and the stock, making it easier to skim off the fat.)
• To finish the soup, wash the liver well and cut it into small cubes. In a skillet, heat the olive oil and sauté the liver with the scallions and chili pepper, if using. Add the finely chopped meat and intestines, together with 1 cup of the dill, and turn a few times with a wooden spoon. Transfer the mixture to a pot and add the stock plus an equal amount of water, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 12 to 15 minutes. Taste and add more pepper and salt if needed.
• Beat the eggs in a large bowl with about 2 spoonfuls of water and the juice of 1 lemon. Slowly add cupfuls of the hot soup to the bowl, beating continuously with the whisk. When the egg mixture is very hot, pour it slowly into the pot, stirring well, over very low heat, to prevent curdling. Taste and add more lemon juice if needed. Sprinkle with the rest of the dill, and serve immediately.
• NOTE: Some people add 1/2 to 1 cup short-grain rice to the soup.
• If you hate the taste of boiled lamb, you can make an equally tasty magiritsa with chicken livers and chicken stock. There is even a meatless magiritsa. Sauté the scallions and dill, adding a few chopped leaves of romaine lettuce. Pour in water or stock and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Make the egg and lemon mixture as described above and serve.

GREEK LEMON CHICKEN SOUP AKA AVGOLEMONO

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, bring the chicken stock to a boil. Add the chicken breasts and then lower to a simmer. Simmer until the chicken is just cooked through and the internal temperature registers 160 degrees F, 15 to 20 minutes; remove to a bowl. Once cooled, shred the chicken and reserve.
• Add the orzo or rice to the pot with the chicken stock and cook until al dente, 5 to 8 minutes.
• In a large bowl, whisk the egg whites to soft peaks. In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and most of the lemon juice, reserving some to add later as needed. Fold the egg yolk mixture into the egg whites. Once combined, ladle in some hot stock to temper the egg mixture, whisking constantly and adding the hot liquid slowly. Very slowly, add the warm whipped egg/lemon mixture into the pot, whisking constantly to prevent any curds or clumps from forming. Continue to cook over medium-low to medium heat, whisking, until the soup thickens, about 10 minutes more.
• Add the shredded chicken and any reserved juices to the soup. Add the lemon zest and season with salt and plenty of freshly cracked black pepper. Taste and add additional lemon juice if needed. Garnish with chopped parsley.

GREEK LEMON CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine the chicken broth, lemon juice, carrots, onions, celery, soup base, and white pepper. Bring to a boil on high, then simmer for 20 minutes.
• Blend the butter and the flour together. Then gradually add it to the soup mixture. Simmer for 10 minutes more, stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, beat the egg yolks until light in color. Gradually add some of the hot soup to the egg yolks, stirring constantly. Return the egg mixture to the soup pot and heat through. Add the rice and chicken. Ladle hot soup into bowls and garnish with lemon slices.

LEMON CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, saute the carrots and onion in the olive oil for 5 minutes.
• Add chicken broth, cooked chicken, Orzo, lemon juice, and spinach.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until the Orzo and the spinach are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Serve with toasted Pita bread bites or crusty bread.

CHICKEN MAGIRITSA (CHICKEN AND LEMON SOUP)

Steps:

• Bring stock to a boil. Season chicken inside and out with salt and pepper and add to the pot. Wrap the bay leaves, parsley and dill stems, garlic and peppercorns in a square of cheesecloth and add to the pot. Return to a boil, adjust heat and simmer, uncovered, until chicken is cooked through, about 45 minutes.
• Remove chicken and let cool. Discard skin and bones and cut meat into bite-size pieces. Set aside.
• Strain broth into a pot, discard sachet and set aside 1 cup broth to make the avgolemono. Bring soup to a boil and add chicken. Reduce heat to low.
• Place 3/4 cup avgolemono in a stainless-steel bowl and slowly whisk in a ladle of hot chicken stock from the pot. When well combined, whisk in a second ladle of hot stock. Slowly whisk this mixture into the soup. Stir in chopped dill. Do not allow soup to boil again. Season to taste with salt.
• To serve, ladle soup into warm bowls and sprinkle with shredded lettuce and scallions.

CHICKPEA-AND-SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large, deep pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Add harissa and garlic and cook a few more minutes. Add tomatoes and salt, lower heat and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Add chickpeas and simmer until some moisture has evaporated and mixture is thick, about 15 minutes.
• Stir in spinach and cook until the spinach has released its liquid. Simmer until no longer soupy, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish and serve warm or at room temperature with lemon juice squeezed over the top.

LEMON CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Put the garlic halves, cut side down, on a sheet of aluminum foil on a rimmed baking sheet. Add 2 tablespoons chicken stock and wrap the foil around the garlic, keeping the cut sides flat on the sheet tray. Roast until the garlic is very soft, about 30 minutes. Remove the garlic from the oven and let stand until cool enough to handle.
• Squeeze the soft garlic from the head with your fingers into a large saucepan. Whisk in 1 cup of the stock to loosen the garlic paste and put the pot over medium-high heat. Add the remaining stock, lemon juice, and chopped tarragon; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and add the chicken. Cover and cook until the chicken is just cooked through, about 9 to 12 minutes.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with thin slices of lemon and a sprinkle of fresh tarragon leaves.