As this winter drags on and on (today’s unseasonably warm temperatures notwithstanding), so does cold season. Watch this video to learn how to make a delicious and nutritious reinvention of traditional chicken noodle soup: Greek avgolemono, courtesy of “Recipes from the Night Kitchen” by Sally Nirenberg. Recipe below.
(If you’re using Internet Explorer and/or the video player above does not work, see the video at blip.tv: http://amaltby.blip.tv/#717789).
Avgolemono
8 cups chicken stock or broth
1/3 cup orzo or rice
8 large egg yolks
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
Parsley, dill, crushed red pepper, ground black pepper, paprika
- Bring chicken stock to a boil in soup pot. Add orzo, reduce heat, simmer for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, separate egg yolks from whites and squeeze lemons for juice.
- Whip egg yolks and lemon juice together in a bowl.
- Gradually add some of stock mixture to lemon mixture, being careful not to let eggs curdle. Return mixture to soup pot.
- Add spices and herbs to taste.
- Whisk soup and cook on low heat for 10-15 minutes.
- Garnish with paprika and serve.
(From “Recipes from the Night Kitchen” by Sally Nirenberg. Special thanks to my cousin Pamela for the great cookbook!)
4 responses so far ↓
1 digimark // Mar 2, 2008 at 11:29 pm
yikes…the scoop got in the soup!
2 melvin // Mar 4, 2008 at 4:07 pm
sis, i find your video-segments both cute and informative. i also like the lack of measuring utensils; it gives the whole process more of that organic feel that is all the rage these days. further, it also gives you that food-network vibe.
i’m going to have my mom help me make this delicious treat next time i go home!
3 melvin // Mar 4, 2008 at 4:09 pm
further, you should do a piece on ginger tea. the ginger bounce rooibos at the coffee-house is particularly excellent. my friend rachel told me one time to drink it with an lemon wedge and some cayenne pepper. will you please tell me what that’s all about, aside from being far more delicious than it sounds?
and what, i say, of vitamin c tablature? whenever i start getting sick, or feel like i might, i start popping 1000mg of vitamin c every hour until the illness or spectre of illness has retreated back from whence it came.
can you confirm or deny these preventative medicinal tips, clues, hints, and the secrets told by old wives?
4 Reader question: ginger tea // Mar 9, 2008 at 2:30 pm
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