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Chicken Soup A La Grec

Chicken Soup A La Grec – comforting soup made from scratch, perfect for a cold day.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 6 to 8

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken cleaned and cut into pieces
  • 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 parsnip cleaned and peeled
  • 1/2 celery root cleaned and peeled
  • 1 white onion whole, skin peeled
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 carrots whole, cleaned and peeled
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • juice of one lemon
  • 1/4 cup of chopped dill
  • parsley for garnish
  • 1/4 cup long grain rice optional

Instructions

  • In a big soup pot, add the chicken pieces, parsnip, carrots, celery root, white onion, bay leaf and enough water to cover completely cover all the chicken and veggies.
  • Bring to a boil and skim the foam as necessary to have a clear soup. Reduce heat to medium and continue cooking the soup for another hour.
  • After an hour, remove the chicken and vegetables from the soup and strain the soup in a large bowl so that you're left with a nice clear liquid. Let the veggies and chicken cool.
  • Shred the boiled carrots. In the soup pot add heat the oil and add the carrots to it. Saute carrots for a couple minutes after which pour the soup back to the pot. Bring to a boil.
  • In the mean time, shred the chicken breast with two forks, or as much chicken meat as you want to add to your soup. Set aside.
  • In a small bowl whisk the egg yolks with the milk and the sour cream. Add a couple ladles of soup, one at a time to the egg/sour cream mixture and whisk. Pour this mixture into the soup pot and add the chicken as well.
  • Add lemon juice, salt and pepper to soup.
  • Add rice at this time. (Optional)
  • Garnish with dill and parsley and serve hot.