Soupa Avgolemono Kria

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 1/2 cups vegetable stock or 4 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup rice, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 2 lemons, juice of
• 2 cups heavy cream (for cold soup only)

Recipe

• 1 place the vegetable stock in a 3qt saucepan.
• 2 add rice and salt. bring to a boil, lower heat to medium and cook for 25 minutes. set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat the eggs well, gradually adding lemon juice while beating.
• 4 slowly add the hot broth and rice to the egg sauce, beating vigorously.
• 5 return mixture to saucepan, heat and stir until thickened.
• 6 do not allow to boil.
• 7 remove from heat. the soup may be served hot at this time.
• 8 for cold soup: cool the soup. just before serving, beat the cream until thick; fold into the soup and serve.
• 9 variation: top each serving with a tablespoon of whipped cream instead of folding all of the cream into the soup.