Chicken Magiritsa Chicken And Lemon Soup Recipes

CHICKEN MAGIRITSA (CHICKEN AND LEMON SOUP)

Steps:

• Bring stock to a boil. Season chicken inside and out with salt and pepper and add to the pot. Wrap the bay leaves, parsley and dill stems, garlic and peppercorns in a square of cheesecloth and add to the pot. Return to a boil, adjust heat and simmer, uncovered, until chicken is cooked through, about 45 minutes.
• Remove chicken and let cool. Discard skin and bones and cut meat into bite-size pieces. Set aside.
• Strain broth into a pot, discard sachet and set aside 1 cup broth to make the avgolemono. Bring soup to a boil and add chicken. Reduce heat to low.
• Place 3/4 cup avgolemono in a stainless-steel bowl and slowly whisk in a ladle of hot chicken stock from the pot. When well combined, whisk in a second ladle of hot stock. Slowly whisk this mixture into the soup. Stir in chopped dill. Do not allow soup to boil again. Season to taste with salt.
• To serve, ladle soup into warm bowls and sprinkle with shredded lettuce and scallions.

CHICKEN SOUP WITH LEMON

Steps:

• If possible, do this step a day ahead. Combine the chicken, carrots, onion, crushed garlic cloves, bouquet garni, water and peppercorns in a large soup pot or Dutch oven. Bring to a simmer. Skim off any foam, add salt to taste, cover partially and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Using tongs, remove the chicken breasts and wings and place in a bowl. Simmer the legs and thighs for another 10 minutes and remove. When cool enough to handle, remove the meat from the bones, discard the skin and return the bones to the pot. Continue to simmer the bones for another 30 minutes. Shred the chicken, and refrigerate it in a covered bowl.
• Pour the broth through a cheesecloth-lined strainer into a large bowl. Refrigerate overnight. The next day, skim off the fat that has congealed on the surface of the broth and discard.
• Return the broth to the soup pot. Add the remaining garlic and leeks, bulgur and salt to taste. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes until the grains are tender. Taste and adjust salt. Shortly before serving, stir as much of the chicken as you'd like into the soup (use the remaining chicken for salads). Stir in the lemon juice and herbs, and serve.

LEMON CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the leeks and celery, and fry for 8-10 mins until softened. Stir in the chicken stock and bring to the boil, add the rice and chicken, turn down the heat to medium and simmer for 15-20 mins until the rice is cooked through, stirring occasionally.
• Take off the heat and leave to cool slightly for 10-15 mins (so the eggs don't scramble), and rapidly whisk in the eggs and lemon juice until the mixture looks creamy. Serve in bowls and top with dill, if you like.