Lemon and Egg Soup

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 15 min
  • Prep: 5 min
  • Cook: 10 min
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Ingredients

6 cups chicken stock

Pinch saffron or saffron powder

1 bay leaf

1 lemon, peeled in strips, plus 4 to 5 tablespoons juice

2 large eggs

2 large egg yolks

Couple drops hot sauce

Salt and pepper

Handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Pita chips, any brand or flavor

Directions

  1. Bring stock to a boil with saffron, bay leaf, and lemon peel. Cover and steep 5 minutes then turn off heat and remove bay leaf and peel.
  2. Whisk eggs and yolks with lemon juice and hot sauce. Whisk in 1/2 cup of the soup to temper the eggs. Whisk the egg mixture into the soup then turn heat on low and whisk together until soup thickens slightly, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in parsley and season with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls and top with a few pita chips.

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LadyInRed020560

Whenever my daughter is feeling under the weather she asks for her Grammy's Albanian soup. It's comfort food. <br />I have tweaked her recipe it a bit adding a large clove of garlic and on more than one occasion adding Frank's Red Hot sauce to taste. Tempering the eggs is probably something that may take you a little practice. As for the lemon you need to taste this soup along the way because lemon, especially fresh lemon, can easily overpower this recipe if you don't taste along the way. It freezes well too. <br />We love this soup! <br /> <br />Heidi and Niccole

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