BBC Food - Recipes - Avgolemono soup

BBC Food - Recipes - Avgolemono soup

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I had never seen this egg-thickened soup served with a poached egg, but it seemed like a good idea so I tried it – and it is. Like many a simple soup, its success depends on a really good...

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Ingredients

  • bones from a 1.5kg/3lb 5oz chicken , or 450g/1lb wings and/or drumsticks, or leftover bones from a roasted chicken
  • 1 large carrot , roughly chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, roughly chopped
  • 2 leeks , washed and sliced
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 8 free-range eggs
  • 1.5 litres/2½ pints chicken stock
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 skinless chicken breast , weighing about 170g/6oz
  • 100g/3½oz orzo pasta
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice
  • 30g/1oz butter
  • small handful chopped parsley
  • cayenne pepper

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