skinnymixer's Greek Chicken, Lemon & Egg Soup
A healthy spin on the traditional Avgolemono, which has rice in it.
Print
Pin
Rate
Servings: 6
Calories: 232kcal
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg whole chicken - stuffed with a whole lemon and 3 garlic cloves
- 1 medium brown onion - peeled, quartered
- 1 clove of garlic - peeled
- 50 g celery - roughly chopped
- 50 g carrot - roughly chopped
- 30 g butter or oil of choice - you can reduce this for low cal, or bump up for LCHF
- 1200 g water
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cracked black pepper
- 1 dried bay leaf
- 4 egg yolk - room temperature
- 50 g fresh lemon juice - about 1 large lemon
- Parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Add onion, garlic, celery and carrot to mixer bowl, chop for 3 sec/speed 9/MC on.
- Add butter and sauté for 5 min/100°C or 212°F/speed 1/MC off.
- Add water, salt, pepper and bay leaf to mixer bowl, put chicken into steaming tray and steam for 60 min/steaming temp/speed 2.
- Top up with water and steam for a further 20 min/steaming temp/speed 2.
- Remove chicken from steaming tray and when cooled enough to handle, roughly remove the meat. Keep warm, covered, in a thermal pot.
- With a fork, whisk together lemon juice and egg yolk in a measuring jug. Take 1 cup of stock from the mixer bowl and slowly whisk it into the lemon juice and yolk mixture with a fork.
- Blend stock for 20 sec/speed 9/MC on increasing speed gradually.
- Set timer for 1 min/speed 3, and slowly drizzle in egg and lemon juice mixture.
- Pour soup over chicken and serve with fresh chopped parsley.
Notes
Adjust salt, pepper and lemon to your individual bowl 🙂
Its really important to slowly whisk in the hot stock with the yolk, so as to not scramble it.
Bellini Users
Use sharp blade for this recipe.
At step 1 you may need to increase the chopping time slightly.
At step 2 cook for a couple of extra minutes if necessary.
At step 3 you will need to use speed 3 and if you're using an Intelli, make sure you put a tea towel over the lid of the steamer.
At step 4 cook longer if required.
At step 7 start at a lower speed and increase to speed 9
Tried this recipe?Mention @skinnymixer or tag #skinnymixers!
Nutrition
Serving: 325g | Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 2.5g | Protein: 28.1g | Fat: 11.7g | Saturated Fat: 5.2g | Sodium: 1940mg | Sugar: 2.3g