Greek Chicken Soup
Greek Chicken Soup
Ingredients:
1 6-pound chicken
6 quarts water
10 stalks celery
Salt to taste - (needs more than you think!)
10 eggs
1 cup lemon juice
2 cups raw rice (not minute)
1 cup cold water
Directions:
In a large saucepan, boil chicken, water, celery stalks and salt until chicken is tender. Remove chicken and cool. Strain broth, discard celery. Return broth to pan; add sufficient water to bring back to 6 quarts. Add raw rice to broth; boil slowly for 15 minutes. Beat eggs about 10 minutes, until light lemon color. To eggs, add lemon juice and cup of cold water. Add 2 cups hot broth; mix until creamy. Add a small amount of egg mixture to broth in pan; mix well, then add rest of egg mixture. Return to heat until mixture begins to simmer. Turn off heat; continue stirring 1 minute. Bone chicken, cut into bite-size pieces and add to soup mixture. Caution: Do not allow to boil as it will curdle. Serves 18-20. This freezes well, but be sure to thaw before reheating.